Delegates Rally For Fourth Term Seek Nomination
Roosevelt fourth term drive gathers momentum with 833 pledges and 56 needed for a first ballot renomination at the Chicago convention. Tennessee Republicans set 19 delegates, Washington may supply 18, and Dewey leads GOP prospects with 264 pledged delegates as late West Virginia primary counts show 19 Dewey supporters.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Washington
Tennessee
Altho
Florida
Andrews
Wheeler
D-Mont
National Association of Colored People
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate
Dewey
Armed Forces look to Rex A Gish medical corps officer
Rex A. Gish USNR medical corps arrived in the United States April 20 from the central Pacific for hospitalization and is in the naval hospital at San Diego. He served as medical officer on a destroyer and took part in Tarawa Kwajalein Truk and Sapan actions. His wife Maureen Carpenter joined him in San Diego for a time. Sister Mrs Wallace Sturm will care for the Gish children at 3614 Tennessee St. while Mrs Gish is away. Gish is the son of Mr and Mrs A A Gish of 1012 Alabama St. Also noted are Pvt Mary Wise at Sawtelle General Hospital with bronchitis and Pvt Robert B Overton arriving in England. Ensign Bill Overton teaches swimming at the University of Arizona. George J Pfantz furloughs with his parents and wife Virgie Paulson. Douglas County commissioners sold a used tractor for 1000 to Martin Tractor Co of Topeka as they replace with two reconditioned Diesel units for the gravel plant near Lawrence.
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Rex A. Gish
Medical Corps
USNR
United States
Central Pacific
Isn
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Gish
Tarawa
Kwajalein
Truk
Sapan
Mureen Caranter
Wallace Sturm
Ensign Sturm
Beulah Overton
Pvt
Robert B. Overton
England
Douglas County
Martin Tractor Comany
Topeka
Lawrence
Ration Calendar Updates Through May 8 1945
The Associated Press reports ration changes effective May 8 across meats fats and processed foods with stamps A8 to T8 valid indefinitely and red stamps halted until June 3. Sugar stamps 30 34 cover five pounds indefinitely and 40 covers five pounds for bone canning through February 28 1945. Shoes stamps 4 and 2 valid indefinitely, gasoline coupons vary by region with 9A 10 4 valid dates and B2 B8 C2 C3 five gallons everywhere, and fuel period four and five coupons extended through August 31.
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Associated Press
Prayer Hour on D Day Proclaimed in York
York mayor John L. Snyder announced May 11 that D Day prayer hour will be proclaimed in York Pennsylvania. The Associated Press was designated official source to prevent confusion and false reports. E B Williamson editor for York Dispatch was chosen to transmit the invasion news from the paper’s telegraph room to the Manufacturers Association the Chamber of Commerce and city hall.
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York
Associated Press
John L. Snyder
E. B. Williamson
York Dispatch
Manufacturers Association
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Discharge Center Speeds Army Separation at Fort Dix
Washington May 11 71 Secretary Stimson announced the army has adopted a simplified separation procedure to speed discharge and aid readjustment to civilian life. A center at Fort Dix tested the process and will serve as a model for others.
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Washington
Stimson
Army
Fort Dix
Air War in Pacific Scores Through March 7 1944
Secretary of War Stimson reported totals for American air forces in the Pacific and Asia since war began. The 4,887 enemy planes destroyed versus 1,414 American planes lost reflect operations by the 5th 7th 11th and 13th air forces with heavy combat in the Pacific. Specific force tallies include Bth Southwest Pacific 2,201 air and 912 ground planes lost 708 enemy losses. 13th South Pacific 715 air 37 ground losses. 10th India 211 air 71 ground. 14th China 482 air 59 ground. 7th Hawaii 123 air 19 ground. 11th Alaska 33 air 24 ground. The Flying Tigers score is excluded.
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Washington
Pacific
Asia
Stimson
Sth
7Th
13Th
Philippines
Hawaii
Flying Tigers
Army
14Th Airforce
Bth Airforce
Southwest Pacific
13Th Airforce South Pacific
10Th Airforce
India
China
Airforce
Lth
Alaska
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas Area
Charles Laughlin of Eudora died after a 30 foot fall at work between Wellsville and Ottawa. He was 45, survived by his wife Addie, two sisters, and three brothers in military service. Funeral Monday at McVey Mortuary Ottawa with burial in Memorial Park, Lawrence. Beth Jones Blechel, 23, of Baldwin died after an operation at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Survived by husband Joseph Blechel, daughter Mary Louise, parents Perl and Mrs. Jones Baldwin, and brother Gregg Jones. Otto Johnson, 89, died yesterday noon. funeral at Rumsey Funeral Home in Route 4 with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Charles’ Lee Laughlin
Robert Laughlin
Eudora
Charles Laughlin
Vinland
Wellsville
Ottawa
Kansas Power and Light.Co
Laughlin
Addie ‘Laughlin
Oda Kretsinger
Baldwin
Etta Thoren
Wade
Farragut
Ida
Homer
Hawaiian Islands
Robert F
McVey Mortuary
Lawrence
Memorial Park Cemetery
Joe Blechel
Beth Jones Blechel
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Joseph Blechel
Camp Gordon
Mary Louise
Perl Jones
Gregg Jones
Navy
Otto Johnson
Route 4
Rumsey Funeral
D. E. McGregor
Oak Hill
Michelson Book Critique Shows Political Spycraft
Washington reviews Charles Michelson’s The Ghost Talks a 238 page insider account from a longtime Democratic publicity director. He portrays political publicity as a shell game and notes the author treats principles lightly while critiquing Hoover Hopkins and party practices.
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Washington
Charles Michelson
Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Meni
Senator Blunk
Charley
Mickelson
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Harry Hopkins
Kaw Valley Garden Club Meeting at KU Campus
The Kaw Valley Garden association held its annual meeting in the University of Kansas Union building. Mrs. Sam Grosenickle of Topeka was elected president for 1945, with a program reviewing Edible Wild Plants and Kodachrome slides. Guests toured KU grounds including lilac lane and Mrs Deane Malott's garden as committees arranged decorations and displays.
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Kaw Valley Garden Association
Union
University of Kansas
Kansas Room
W. M. Auchard
Fred Hu
H. M. Stacker
Pine Room
Sam Grosenickle
Topeka
Susan Dick
W. J. Harding
Ottawa
H. H. Lane
Lawrence
L. A. Gustafson
J. B. Wiggins
Hunsinger
Q. A. Kennedy
Harry Deneciler
J. J. Lavery
D. F. Ransdell
Kansas
Sophomore Carl Robson Named to KU Pharmacy Honor Roll
Carl Robson of 93512 Massachusetts Lawrence was among three KU School of Pharmacy sophomores named to the winter term honor roll. The honor roll required at least 2.4 average on a 3.0 scale. the winter term list included two seniors and three sophomores.
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Carl Robson
Massachusetts
Lawrence
University of Kansas
School of Pharmacy
Edwin F Abels Files Re election Declaration For State House
Edwin F Abels state representative from the twelfth district filed a declaration today to seek reelection subject to Republican primary voters on August 1. Elected in 1936, he has served four regular sessions and one special, chaired the welfare committee for two sessions, and sat on the state affairs committee for years. He is a member of the legislative council since 1941 and currently chairs two council committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Abels
Legislative Council
Food Outlook Bad Signals Delays Hit 1944 Planting
Washington May 11 The agriculture department reports serious delays in spring planting across the country due to excessive rains floods and unseasonably cold weather. Planting is three to four weeks behind, with labor and machinery repair shortages preventing catch‑up. A poor crop season could reduce supplies later in the year though April weather boosted winter wheat prospects to about 662 million bushels, up from 529 million last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Allied Beachhead Under Heavy Gun and Air Attacks
Allied headquarters in Naples report a peak German barrage on the Anzio beachhead with about 4,000 shells in 30 minutes. The German air force sent 15 planes to raid the port area with no damage. two raiders were shot down. American raiders near Cisterna and prisoners captured nearby are noted. The Italian corps of liberation has grown into battalions and is fighting near Monte Marrone on the central front.
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Allied
Naples
Anzio
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Cassino
Cisterna
Heard In Lawrence Junior Red Cross aids summer program
Report from Lawrence notes the Junior Red Cross will coordinate surgical dressings and bandages for armed forces this summer. Open to all girls from junior to senior high school ages, the drive aims to support servicemen.
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Lawrence
Junior Red Cross
Tied trip to the Reich and Hitler’s reply to Turkey
The record notes a tied visit to the Reich and Adolf Hitler’s response to Turkey after Ankara halted chrome shipments to Germany. The event appears amid wartime diplomacy, highlighting cross country considerations and German concerns over essential imports.
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The
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Turkey
Germany
3000 Planes In Raid On Germans
RAF and US air forces conducted a large scale raid on German occupied Europe with three thousand planes targeting rail yards and airfields in France Belgium and Germany. Bombing focused on Gent Courtrai and multiple rail targets across 64 sites amid daily sustained attacks for invasion preparation. Several aircraft were lost including two bombers and seven fighters from the Ninth Air Force.
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No Sur
France
Belgium
R.A.F
Gent
Courtrai
Germany
Ninth Airforce
Creil
Valenciennes
Douai
Tourcoing
Mons
Tournai
Mantes- Gassicourt
Rouen
Second Tactical Airforce
Monden-sur-sambre
Orival
Melaunay
RWAP
Holland
All Set for Circus at Community Building Tomorrow
A six act stage show precedes the Junior High School circus at 7 30 tomorrow night in the Community building. Sponsored by the student council under Mrs Deal Six, the program features the Junior High Band directed by Jeanne Scott, clowns acrobats spirituals tap dancing and the Cotton Capers plus a Pan American dance and a Conga number with many student performers listed. The show includes singing numbers by Marcia Hail Marilyn Barr and others with Fred Six as square dance caller and a long list of participants in dancing singing and acts.
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Deal Six
Jeanne Scott
Rockies
Border
Marcia Hail
Marilyn Barr
D. J. Cannady
Donna Cooper
Cleo Smith
Carel Wrench
Barbara Troy
Helen Newman
Doris Carter
June Harding
Doris Kimball
Mary Helen Monroe
Carol Wrench
Clea Smith
Carolyn Holt
Charles Haverty
Richard Chaffin
Bob
Circus School Open House and Student Prizes Featured
The school stage show will be followed by 27 booths and concessions. Balloons and bobby pins will be sold in the old country store where cokes aprons dust pans sugar scoops and other pupil made articles serve as prizes. Art department supervised decorations posters and signs reflect a circus theme guided by Alice Mosser. Nearby in Bombay India May 11 Gandhi released from internment arrives from Poona and goes to Juhu seaside resort.
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Near
Gena Cox
Robert Milliken
Paul Coker
James McIntyre
Dolph Simons
Gene Stanwix
Glenn Beers
Gene Russell
Sherwood Rabenold
Edith Ice
Catherine Findley
Caroline Malone
Betty Olmstead
Juanita Potter
Shirley Stewart
Frances Robzon
Lila Avery
Patty Ewing
Ariene Hill
Barbara Street
Areta Hemphill
Bobby Pins
Alice Mosser
Nere
Bombay
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Poona
Juhu
Waverly Man Casualty List Delivers Navy Toll
The Navy Department released casualty figures for March and April from the merchant marine, listing 67 dead or missing. The roster includes John Clifton Preston of Waverly Kansas among the fallen.
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Waverly Mana
Washington
Navy Department
Merchant Marine
John Clifton Preston
Waverly
Kan
Valley Chapel and neighbors share weekend greetings
Valley Chapel area residents report birthday visits, church events, and travel notes. Mrs. Dunn celebrated with neighbors as Mr. and Mrs. Thome and the Alexander families visited relatives in Baldwin and Lawrence. Local residents attended meetings in Pleasant Grove and Kan sas City while others sent word from overseas and convalesced from illnesses.
Bethel Women Meet for May Session at Church
The Women's Society of Christian Service of Bethel gathered Thursday May 4 at the church for its regular monthly meeting. Mrs. Kathryn Debrie led the devotionals and a special meeting was announced for future consideration.
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Women's Society of Christian Service of Bethel
Kathryn Debrie
Local Social Notes Include Memorial and Visits
Thursday afternoon activities featured Red Cross sewing for Netheler Carn and a readings program. Various visits followed, with Mrs Harold Fisher home relatives and church improvements at Bethel noted. Florence Remington began music lessons, and a Kansas City visit by Mrs Turner was announced. A memorial for Clarence Corbin memorializes the deceased with family remembrances.
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Phy Iame
Netheler Carn
Red Cross
J Debria
Sue Lex Efouens
Cm Sant
Clayton Pittman Lawrence
Harold Fisher
Armed Services
Esther Schmitt
Carrie Simmons
Myrtle Schwartz
Smith-Garber
Anna May Smith
Topeka
Raymond Koehier
Dwicht Smith
Kansas City
Fred Lynas
Albert Collins
Raymond Oehrle
Elaine
Alan
Mae Vance
John
Overbrook
Bethel Church
John ‘Withers
Lawrence
Clarence Albright
Carl Coffman
Raymond
Ernest Albright
Mary
Martha
Albert Turner
Mahlon Little
Florence Remington
Baldwin
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J. F. Holloway
New York Street
Mary Wise
Sawtelle General Hospital
Wise
Des Moines
Santa Monica
Calif
Byron K. Dodds
Frank B. Dodds
George J. Pfantz
John Pfantz
Virgie Paulson
Camp Breckenridge, Ky
Pfantz
AAF
Mrs. Grosenickle of
Lawrence Man
Paul
Beachhead Barrage
H. L. Chambers
Douglas County Health Unit
Kansas State Medical Society
R. F. Forbes
Douglas County Court House
Barkley
Fulton
Brune Brothers D. No
Gandhi
Valley Chapel
Bir
Gottlieb Nistler
George Alexander
Dean Alexander
J. E. Riley
Neal Banks
John Banks
Lone Star
Th McKinney’s
Lillie Ulrich’s. Honganecker
John Dunn
Ebright
N. F. Thome
Enma Nieder
Fred McKinney
J. A. McNees
Tulsh
Wash
Canada Line
Ralph McNees
Maurice Knott
Kenneth Puckett
Harold Brohammer
W. ©. Flory
Tonganolle
Solon Markley
Flory
Bethel
Lawrence Business College
Lawrence Lawrences
J. Miller
State of
City of
Will J. Miller
Board of County Commissioners
Co. B. Russell
H. C. Fisher
Lincoln
Neb
P. Lane
Memoriam
Clarence Corbin
G. Carleton Howell
Mass
Bostonians
G. I
Gso
OWL
Granada
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