Allied air and naval strikes hit Italian ports and Sardinia
Allied reports detail heavy daylight raids on Civitavecchia near Rome and Olbia in Sardinia, with ships and fuel stocks hit and a large tanker damaged. Fighter bombers struck Alghero Porto Torres and rail targets in northern Sardinia, while RAF and US raids hit Cagliari Messina Pantelleria.
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North Africa
Civitavecchia
Rome
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Olbia
Sardinia
Alghero
Porto Torres
Europe
U. S
Cagliari
Messina
Sicily
Cairo
Pantelleria
Cap Bon
Tunisia
Midwest Refineries Placed On Quota Basis
Washington May 15 The Petroleum Administrator Ickes ordered all midwest refineries in district 2 to operate at least 80 percent of the normal rate for the July 1941 to December 1942 period due to a developing crude oil shortage. Plants needing more than 80 percent for war products including 100 octane aviation gasoline may receive additional crude to sustain production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle West
Ickes
Illinois
License Complaint Filed Against J. E. Griffin
State highway patrolmen filed a complaint in O. J. Lane's justice court charging J. E. Griffin with driving without a valid license. The record notes Griffin’s license had been suspended last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Lane
Justice Court
J. E. Griffin
Arkansas River Flood Death Toll Rises in Oklahoma
In Muskogee Oklahoma a truck plunged through a highway barrier into flood waters of the North Canadian river near Verdigris, killing Orval Allred of Fort Worth Texas. C C Wisdom of Oklahoma City remains missing. search continues as the Arkansas River flood crests near 27 feet. Six soldiers from Camp Gruber and three civilians are among the missing after a rescue boat capsized on the Arkansas river.
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Muskogee
Okla
PKA
North Canadian River
Here
Fleaman
Orval - Allred
Fort Worth
Tex
Allred
C. C. Wisdom
Oklahoma City
Wisdom
Oklahoma
Arkansas River
Camp Gruber
New School Law Ups Meeting Frequency and Tuition Rules
County Superintendent Mrs. Hurley reports a new state law requires common school district boards to meet at least four times yearly with minutes filed. Tuition between districts rises to 1.50 per week per pupil, writing required. Some districts have not submitted reports due April 19. districts 8 12 13 28 33 41 48 56 61 have incomplete files.
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Margaret Hurley
State Department of Education
Hurley
Flood under control in Arkansas amid crest near Little Rock
Army security chief Col. Charles F. Johnson said Arkansas river flood is under control in the Little Rock area. Crests near 30 feet expected late tomorrow while Fort Smith gauge hit 41.7 feet. Oklahoma deaths reach six with 22 missing as Camp Gruber evacuees report losses.
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Little Rock
Ark
Army
Arkansas
Charles F. Johnson
Fourth District
Eighth Service Command
Vicksburg
Pine Bluff
Mississippi River
Fort Smith
Oklahoma
Camp Gruber
Okla
Northwestern Germany Bombed by Allied Planes
Allied heavy bombers struck Emden and other targets in northwestern Germany. The May 15 raids marked a large scale daylight incendiary attack on a whole city for the first time, with eight targets hit over a three day campaign.
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London
Emden
Germany
Red Army
Warsaw
Poland
Kharkov-Orel-Bryansk
Moscow
Staraya Russa-Vitebsk
Snezhetskaya
Bryansk
Tass
Barvenkovo
Slavyansk
Donets
More Storage Space In Kansas Grain Reserves
Topeka on May 15 the federal and state agriculture departments estimate total commercial grain storage capacity for Kansas crops at 130,265,000 bushels, up from 123,506,000 last year. An April 1 survey shows a 7,000,000 bushel rise due largely to emergency storage facilities in the western two thirds of the state. Total stocks of nine principal crops stood at 88,583,000 bushels on April 1, or 64 percent of usable space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Federal
Agriculture Departments
Plans for Memorial Day Services in South Park
Last evening plans were set for Memorial day services on Sunday May 30 and Monday May 31. Veterans and Auxiliary groups from the Spanish American War Foreign Wars American Legion and the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance joined with K U units. Dr Fred Wiegman Midland College president may deliver the Sunday evening address. Invitations will go to patriotic and military groups including at K U. A program will be published once finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans and Auxiliary
C. H. Simpson
Veterans and Auxiliary of
E. RK. Todd
C. M. Fox
Veterans and Auxiliary of the
American Legion
O. T. Davis
Lawrence
Fred Wiegman
Midland College
K. U
Spending Money Fast Across Congress in Six Week Sprint
Washington reports Congress will approve cash outlays averaging over 2 billion dollars daily for six weeks. Lawmakers face nearly 100 billion dollars in requests before July 1 including a 53 billion dollar War Department bill and a 29.463 billion navy appropriation.
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Washington
Congress
Congressional
War Department
Navy
House
Ways and Means Committee
War Agencies
Labor Department
Interior Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
District of Columbia
Senate
Treasury
Senate House
Everard H. Smith
Appropriations
Senate Committee
Call for 859 Workers for Bremerton Yards
The United States civil service commission issued an emergency call for 859 workers to Bremerton Washington naval yards. The program lowers the age to 16 with parental consent for 16 to 18 year olds and offers bus fare reimbursement. Workers must stay six months or repay transport costs.
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Knsas City
Naval Yards
Bremerton
Wash
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
United States Civil Service Commission
Food Train Reaches Tunis Amid Allied Cheers
The first train carrying food for civilians of Tunis since the axis defeat arrived at the capital today amid cheers from crowds at the station. Cars were draped with allied flags as the city had been stripped of food by the Germans.
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Tunis
Algiers
Tunisia
Health official attends three day chemical warfare school
Dr. H. L. Chambers county health director attends a three day chemical warfare school in Topeka sponsored by the Kansas State Council of Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Chambers
Topeka
Kansas State Council of Defense
Attu Battle Outlook Lifts U S War Hopes
American troops and sailors fought to possess Attu as part of a broader Pacific drive toward Tokyo. Officials cite Knox praise, MacArthur Halsey talks, and joint army navy air plans as signs of a coordinated offensive likely to expand through the western Pacific.
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Attu
North Pacific
Knox
Central Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Southwest Pacific
William F. Halsey, Jr
Southern Pacific
Pacific
Roosevelt
Churchill
Secretary of the Navy
552 Men Arrested in Draft Law Raids Across 19 Cities
Washington reports 552 men arrested on draft law charges in 19 cities. Director J Edgar Hoover says no mass raids, investigations targeted delinquents such as failure to report for examinations, questionnaire issues, or address changes. City tallies include New York 137 and San Francisco 81. FBI has handled over 200,000 complaints and placed 86,543 men at the armed forces. Convictions of 4,002 violators yield 8,724 years in prison.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bureau
Hoover
New York City
San Francisco
Detroit
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Birmingham
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Chicago
Boston
Newark
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Charlotte
N. C
Jackson
Giraud Orders Deposition Of Tunis Bey
Algiers May 15 Gen Henri Giraud ordered the deposition of Sidi Mohammed al Munsafa bey of Tunis in a communique from Gen Alphonse Juin the resident general Tunisia. The bey who led the country during axis occupation remained in Tunis six months after Allied forces drove out Germany and Italy. President Roosevelt had earlier signified American intent to enter Tunis through a personal letter to the bey.
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Algiers
Tunis
Sidi Mohammed al Mounsafa
Henri Giraud
Alphonse Juin
Tunisia
North Africa
Roosevelt
Fifty Year Reunion of Class of 1893 Highlights Attendees
Alumni office lists confirmed attendees for the 50 year reunion of the class of 1893. Notables include Josephine Thorndyke Berry a Yale and Columbia trained home economics pioneer, Ernest Blaker of Goodrich Rubber in Los Angeles, Thornton Cooke bank president in Kansas City, and Samuel John Hunter developer of Lawrence West Hills. Other graduates span education, engineering, law, medicine, farming, and public service in cities such as New York, Omaha, Wamego, Lawrence, and Kansas City.
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Josephine Thorndyke Berry
Yale
Columbia
Kansas State College
University of Chicago
University of Minnesota
Ernest Blaker
Goodrich Rubber Company
Los Angeles
Calif
Anna Schorer Boell
Benjamin Boell
Wamego
Nina Claiire Bowman
Evander Childs High School
New York City
William Lester Brayton
Union Pacific Railway
Omaha
Grace Caroline Eaton
Wamera
University of Colorado
Denver University
Chicago University
Thornton Cooke
Columbia National Bank
Kansas City
Mary Berry Hocker
Missouri
Samuel John Hunter
Lawrence West Hills
Charles Todd Kennedy
Lawrence
Guy Connolly MccKinley
Neosho Falls
Ernest Frank Robinson
Business Men’s Assurance Company
Wilbert Davidson Ross
Kansas
Emporial State Teachers’College
Daniel Hooker Spencer
University of Pennsylvania
University
School of Pharmacy
Albert Thaine Weatherby
Chillicothe
Walter Everett Wilson
Kansas State Senate
Jacob Good Wine
Famine Takes Big Toll On South China Coast
Famine hits the South China coast of Kwangtung province with 200000 people moving to Kangsi in search of food. Rice costs rise to 2.50 dollars per pound and residents eat bark as authorities seek grain shipments from Chiang Kai-shek.
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South China Coast
Chungking
South China Sea
Kwangtung Province
Kangsi
Henan
Taishan
United States
Orice
Chiang Kai-shek
Indo-China
Kwangtung
Saigon
Inducted Into Army LeRoy Passes At Ft Leavenworth
Fount D LeRoy of 608 Louisiana was inducted into the army at Ft Leavenworth yesterday, per the selective service board report. He was transferred here from a draft board at Parsong.
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Army
D. LeRoy
Louisiana
Ft. Leavenworth
Selective Service Board
LeRoy
German assault on Leningrad reported by Red Star
Reports from Red Star say a sharp new German attack on Leningrad followed a heavy artillery barrage. German infantry pressed in chains of men while Russian forces offered heavy resistance and reinforced lines.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Red Star
Kuban
Red Army
Novorossisk
Berlin
Associated Press
Lake Ladoga
Sea of Azov
Weekend Rain Expected Across Kansas Amid Tornado Warnings
The Topeka forecast warns of weekend rain keeping ground moist across Kansas with thunderstorms in eastern areas. Tornado formation was possible early today but no warnings remained as of this morning. reports show rainfall totals from several towns and No severe damage reported.
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Kansas
Topeka
Army Weather Service
Topeka Air Base
Concordia
Geneseo
Wichita
Ellis
Phillipsburg
Dodge City
Garden City
Kansas City
S. D. Flora
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Parsons
Oswego
Flora
Goodland
Tax Plan Deadlock Looms Over Abatement Debate
Washington May 15 The house and senate clash over a 25 percent abatement of a year’s income taxes as pay as you go legislation faces a potential stalemate. Withholding taxes appear set to start July 1 as both chambers approve a collection system. The showdown will begin early next week when the house formally considers the senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Treasury
Beardsley Ruml
New York Federal Reserve Bank
High School Commencement Sermon by Rev Harold G Barr
Rev Harold G Barr pastor of First Christian church in Lawrence will deliver the commencement sermon tomorrow at 4 pm in the Liberty Memorial auditorium. Program includes processional and grand march by L M H S orchestra, scripture lessons, hymns, a cappella choir, solo, and benediction by church pastors.
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Harold G. Barr
First Christian Church
Lawrence
Liberty Memorial Building
C. Fosberg Hughes
Congregational Church
D. O. Weatherbee
Trinity Episcopal Church
God Save America
W.otto Miessak
Gethsemane
T. Revitus Noble
L.M.H.S
Kansas Bible College
America
Irving Berlin
Joe M. Williams
Theodore H. Astman
First Presbyterian Church
State Ruling Sought On Kansas Labor Law Jurisdiction
Topeka reports Attorney General A B Mitchell said he would oppose federal district court taking jurisdiction in suits challenging Kansas new labor union control law until state courts ruled on the statute. Four suits by A F L C I O and unions seek restraining orders and injunctions against enforcement. hearings set in Kansas City before Judge Hopkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
A. B. Mitchell
Federal District Court
Kansas
A. F. of L
U.S
Richard J. Hopkins
Kansas City
United Mine Workers
Kansas City Building Trades Council
Mitchell
Andrew Schoeppel
Frank J. Ryan
A. F
L. C.I.0
L. H. S. Athletes Qualify For Finals in Track Meet
Lawrence high school athletes advanced to finals at the state track meet in Wichita. Relay squads of Oehrle Wagstaff Hill and McDonald reached the 880 and mile relay finals. McDonald moved on in the low hurdles while LeRoy Robison qualified in the javelin.
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Lawrence High School
Wichita
Charles Oehrle
Dick Wagstaff
Everett Hill
Cliff McDonald
McDonald
LeRoy Robison
Pope Longs for Peace in War Ending
The Vatican radio quoted Pope Pius XII saying he longs for peace but not at any price. He urged a settlement that protects each man's freedom and rights and religion and hoped the peace would not trigger future wars. The remarks were broadcast in German and recorded by the Office of War Information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vatican Radio
Pius XII
Office of War Information
Bible College Speaker to Discuss The Revelation in Lawrence
Dr. Walter L. Wilson of Kansas City Bible College will speak on The Revelation at the Lawrence Bible Center located at 900 Rhode Island Street Turner Hall. The program is set for Tuesday evening May 18 at 7 30 with advance tickets available.
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wDr
Walter L. Wilson
The
Kansas City Bible College
Lawrence Bible Center
Rhode Island Street
Turner Hall
Seventy-First Kansas Commencement With Military Honors
The seventy first annual University of Kansas commencement will be held Monday evening at 7 30 in Memorial Stadium or Hoch Auditorium if weather requires. Naval and ROTC graduates will receive certificates alongside seniors. Gov Schoeppel and Dr Spake will speak. Capt Lofquist and Col Washington will present degrees and certificates. Traffic and parking adjustments will apply depending on venue.
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University of Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Hoch Auditorium
Mississippi Street
University Drive
Bailey Chemistry Lab
Marvin Hall
Hoch
Naval Training Station
Military Science Department
E. A. Lofquist
U.S.N
Ninth Naval District
Andrew W.schoeppel
LaVerne B. Spake
Board of Regents
Quarantine Breached by Scarlet Fever Patient
County health staff search for an ordnance plant worker with scarlet fever who left quarantine. A nurse ordered a woman in the room to leave while the patient wished to return home to Omaha, pending state health clearance. Health officials ask residents to report any unauthorized roomers who may be the patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Kansas
Nebraska
Health Department
Lawrence
Guard of Honor at UK Wedding Involves American Sailors
Bruce Spears of Ottawa Kansas a Yeoman first class was among four American sailors two marines and four British sailors forming a guard of honor for Lady Sarah Consuelo Spencer Churchill aged 21 and Lieut Edwin F Russell 28 at the church exit. The bride is a cousin of Prime Minister.
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London
Bruce Spears
Ottawa
Kan
Sarah Consuelo Spencer Churchill
Edwin F. Russell
Newark
N. J
Weather Outlook for Kansas Tonight and Sunday
Light rain lingers in western areas tonight with showers and a few thunderstorms in the east. Temperatures fall late tonight especially in the east and south as winds reach up to 30 mph in the east. Sunday forenoon sees cooler conditions in the east and south with little temperature change in the northwest.
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Kansas
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