India as Base in Far Eastern War
Washington reports indicate high level talks among Roosevelt Churchill and top commanders on using India as a base for operations against Japan. Wavell Sommerville and Peirse arrive, shaping plans to reopen Burma road and funnel supplies to China via land air routes to weaken Japanese Asia flank.
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India
Japan
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Churchill
Archibald P. Wavell
India-Burma
Wavell
James Sommerville
Britain
Ceylon
Richard Peirse
China
Burma Road
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Africa
Eerta
Europe
Messry
Pacific
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Young Tunisian war commander inspires confidence
General Sir Harold R L G Alexander, 50, a key planner of allied ground actions in Tunisia, is highlighted as one of the war’s rising young big time commanders. An Irish-born British officer known for direct, blunt speech, he earned fame as Rommel pressed into Egypt and the Middle East armies rallied under his leadership. He remains quietly confident that a battle is never lost until won.
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Rommel
Egypt
Middle East
Harold
Salina asks where Mohler will deliver commencement address
Dean R E Mohler of McPherson College forgot his venue for the commencement talk and asks the Salina Journal to publish his address to compel the school to reveal the location. The dean accepted the invitation earlier, prepared his discourse, and now seeks public disclosure.
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Salina
R. E. Mohler
McPherson College
Salina Journal
Crop Prospects Up in Many Regions Says Weather Report
Chicago May 13 Crop prospects improved over the past week as the weather bureau notes better conditions in key states. Kansas shows ample soil moisture with early winter wheat benefited by moisture and corn and oats improving. Oklahoma reports fair to good progress with anticipated improvement. oats hurt by green bug damage though overall conditions rise.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Oklahoma
Deed Signed in Bogota for Vinland Property
The Bogota register of deeds yesterday recorded a warranty deed signed by Richard M. Connell and Cecile M. Connell in Bogot a Colombia. The deed was witnessed by Douglas N. Forman Jr. at the American embassy on November 7, 1942. It conveys a 40 acre tract near Vinland to Fred T. Rockhold.
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Register of Deeds Office
Bogot
Republic of Colombia
South America
Richard M. Connell
Cecile M. Connell
Douglas N. Forman, Jr
Cougal
Fred T. Rockhold
Vinland
Has Picture of the Flood in Lawrence 40 Years Ago
Old timers recall the 1903 flood when two spans of the north end of the bridge were washed away and the Kansas river flooded north lowlands for over a mile. Jess E. Brooks displays a May 15 1908 photo from the Lawrence National Bank looking north by Massachusetts Street near the Standard Oil building.
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Lawrence
Kansas River
Jess E. Brooks
Arkansas
Lawrence National Bank
Journal- World
Massachusetts Street
Standard Oil Company
Transformation of Old Bower Bros Factory Scene
The article describes a street scene with the former Bower Bros cigar factory repurposed as a service station and a replacement modern stone building on the site. A wooden mill washed away by flood is noted, along with the Union Pacific station in the background and a damaged wooden bridge on Massachusetts street.
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Bower Bros
Bowersock
Union Pacific
Elm Street
Massachusetts Street
River Narrow Then, Dikes Since 1903 Shape Flood Defense
The sas river was much narrower at the flood time, and since 1903 dikes have been built along the banks to prevent overflow during flood stages, reflecting early 20th century engineering responses to river flooding.
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Sas
Aeronautics for Teachers Offered by Kansas State
Kansas State College in Manhattan is asked by the Civilian Aeronautics Authority to run a four week pre flight aeronautics course for high school teachers starting May 1. Applicants must commit to teaching pre flight aeronautics in high school.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Civilian Aeronautics Authority
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