Russians Drive In On Kharkov Front
Russian forces press a broad Kharkov offensive along a 100 mile front, enveloping the German lines and expanding the drive while paratroops suffer wipeouts. Krasnograd railway center may be neutralized as urban combat continues in Kerch and Kharkov regions.
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Kharkov
Earth
Russia
London
Krasnograd
Kharov
Kerch Peninsula
Kerch
Crimean
Caucasus
Kerch Strait
Crimea
High Command
Cripps
Europe
Stafford Cripps
Bristol
Germany
Italy
Associated Press
U S Forces Occupy Panama Defense Areas Under New Treaty
The United States and Panama signed a defense pact allowing continued U S use of Panamanian areas now occupied by U S troops. The sites include Rio Hato and other gun emplacements and air facilities used to secure the canal and hemisphere, with effect upon Panamanian and U S approvals.
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U.S
Panama
Washington
United States
Republic of Panama
Republic
State Department
Rio Hato
Panama Canal
Martinique
State de
Partment
Glider Pilot Training Program Opened by CAA Across Kansas
Four Kansas flying schools were named to run a large glider pilot training program. Cay Flying School in Kansas City will host six fields for 420 students, Meisinger Flying Service in Topeka with four fields and 280 students, McFarland Flying Service in Pittsburgh with four fields and 280 students, and Harte Flying Company in Wichita with four fields and 280 students. The Seven-state fifth CAA region will recruit 130 volunteers weekly for an indefinite period.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Cay Flying School
Meisinger Flying Service
Topeka
McFarland Flying Service
Pittsburg
Kan
Harte Flying Company
Wichita
C.A.A
Knobwoster
Warrensburg
Sedalia
Roosevelt aides and senators study oil relief by rail tank cars
Washington discussions consider using railroad tank cars to move gasoline from producing regions to eastern markets with pipelines extending to Chicago and St Louis. Leaders, Roosevelt involvement, and proposals to link Texas Oklahoma fields with Florida or Ohio River areas are explored while Ickes cites steel constraints.
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Washington
Capperman
Senate
Chicago
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Atlantic Seaboard
Senator Barkley
D-Ky
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida
Ohio River
Ickes
War Production Board
Submarine sinkings raise Allied losses in Western Atlantic
Submarine actions last week credited with 16 U N vessels sunk in the Western Atlantic, bringing Allied sinkings since Pearl Harbor to 191 in the region. Navy casualty tally lists 88 dead 115 missing and 470 survivors. Nine U S victims near the east coast push total to 101 sinkings there with additional losses off Canada Caribbean Gulf of Mexico and at mouth America noted.
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New York
United Nations
Atlantic Ocean
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Canada
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
America
Bank fraud arrests in Parsons case announced
Topeka May 18 arresting deputies reported to the U S marshal's office that all defendants indicted in connection with irregularities at the Exchange State Bank of Parsons have been arrested and released on bond. They are expected to be tried at the November term.
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Topeka
U. S
Exchange State Bank of
Parsons
Zoe Scott
Navy Relief drive reaches quota in Douglas county
Douglas county reports total contributions of 938.53 toward the 5 million Navy Relief Society appeal. Chairman George Docking says the county surpasses its quota by 38.53 and will halt further solicitations. The campaign supports widows and orphaned children of Navy families and reflects increased wartime responsibilities.
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Douglas County
Navy Relief Society
George Docking
Docking
Woman's
M. S. Winter
John T. Andrews
K. U
E. C. Buehler
Walter Russell
Baldwin
C. B. Bute
Liquor Haul Leads to Possible Charges Against Russell
County Attorney Milton P. Beach said he could file possession charges after a raid at Lee Russell's home at 1237 New York Street. Officers found 18 pints of whiskey, with 17 in a box under his car seat and one inside the house as Russell allegedly attempted to break a bottle. Police, led by Casteel and Messer, pursued Russell as he fled and recovered the liquor.
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Milton P. Beach
Lee Russell
New York Street
Russell
Ralph Casteel
James Messer
Casteel
Clarence Bliesner
Lilburn Dowers
William Cox
Former Kansas official sought sanction for bingo gambling
In Olathe, Charles Bradshaw testified at Frank D. Hedrick Jr's bribery trial that Hedrick urged him to obtain official approval for gambling in Johnson County. Bradshaw said Hedrick aimed to be tipped off about raids and proposed a contact in the attorney general's office, with Homer Hoch and Guy Ward involved. The probe led to raids and the arrest of Hedrick and his father.
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Olathe
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Frank D. Hedrick, Jr
Johnson County
Charles Bradshaw
Hedrick
Topeka
Kansas City
Bradshaw
Homer Hoch
Homer Demming
Missouri
Guy Ward
Justice
Hoch
Ward
Classified houses and apartments for rent ad call line
Daily one line ad notice inviting new residents to call the Journal-World office to place or view rental listings. Includes phone number 22 Adv for inquiries and advertising.
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Journal-World Office
Burma Battle Reports Show Mixed Front Lines
British American air power grows in India as raids hit Kalewa while Burma fronts see Chinese claims of pushing back Japanese and Tokyo reports of near India border. News notes shifts toward possible renewed battles as forces regroup in Burma and Chindwin lanes.
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China Frontier Region
Tokyo
Burma
India
Salween
Mekong
Yunnan
Kengtung
Sylween
Junnan
Lungling
Tengyueh
Burma Road
Paoshan
Chungking
China
Kalewa
Mandalay
Chindwin River
Trucker Conference in Topeka Presses War Shipping Rules
In Topeka on May 18, Kansas shippers debated complying with federal war transport limits while serving civilian needs. Jeff Robertson, state corporation commission chairman, urged ending wasteful transport practices due to rubber shortages and explained how state laws and Office of Defense Transportation orders should align. A regional plan was sought for Kansas City discussions. Governor Ratner warned Washington of potential shortages if haul-back restrictions remain strict.
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Topeka
Jeff Robertson
State Corporation Commission
Ratner
Mine Explosion Kills Three in West Virginia Mine
An explosion at the Hitchman Coal and Iron company mine in McMechen West Virginia killed three men and seriously burned two others. Ten miners escaped unhurt.
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McMechen
W.va
Hitchman Coal and Iron Company
Sunday Motorists Along The Atlantic Sea Coast Were a Scarce Article
Sunday drivers along the Atlantic seaboard nearly vanished as gasoline rationing took hold. Attendance dipped in Philadelphia and reports of no accident calls came from Albany and Atlanta. Inspectors warned to garage cars unless essential. some motorists shared rides to golf courses and beaches.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Florida
Philadelphia
Albany
N. Y
Atlanta
Office of Price Administration
Taxpayers Hear Real Estate Valuation Board Session
Ten taxpayers waited as the county commissioners met as a board of equalization this morning. The ten day session will hear residents from Lawrence area through Thursday, then Palmyra Baldwin Eudora townships and cities Friday and Saturday, with Marion Clinton Willow Springs next Monday. May 27 28 nearby townships may have another opportunity to appear before the board.
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Board of Equalization
Lawrence and Vicinity
Palmyra Township
Baldwin City
Eudora Township
Eudora City
Marion
Clinton
Willow Springs
Zephyr ranch to host largest local farm sale in years
Next Monday Lee Colman will auction 500 plus head of livestock and a full range of farming equipment at the Zephyr ranch four miles east and 11/2 miles south of Eudora within Sunflower Ordnance Works land. About 75 dairy cattle 11 bulls 6 horses 875 sheep and many implements offered. Auctioneers H D Thomas Jack Blage Perry Walters with Lawrence National Bank clerking start at 10 a.m.
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Zephyr
Lee Colman
Eudora
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Colman
Missouri River Flood Crest Bad Weather Buoyed by Warnings
Nebraska City reports the Missouri river at 17.2 feet with 18 feet expected tonight. Warnings extend across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri with severe flood conditions from Nebraska City to St. Joseph and possible overflows in southern Iowa and northeastern Kansas. Authorities urge relief agencies to stay vigilant.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Atchison
Kan
Missouri River
Omaha
St. Joseph
Kansas
Rockport
Forrest City
Iowa Line
Kansas Meetings Set to Rank Priorities Across State
Topeka May 18 report: John Harvey of the Kansas industrial development commission says Stephen E. Shoup will join meetings to discuss priority problems. Sessions are May 22 Atchison May 26 Lawrence May 26, Emfora May 27, Ottawa May 28 with more dates planned. Wichita office will run similar sessions in western Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Harvey
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Stephen E. Shoup
Kansas City
Atchison
Lawrence
Emforia
Ottawa
Harvey
Wichita Priorities Office
Ten KU alumni honored for distinguished service
Ten University of Kansas alumni receive alumni citations for distinguished service. Notable honorees include Marshall A. Barber, Raymond Clapper, Ward Lockwood, Dr. Charles A. Kraus, Thomas W. Butcher, John H. Kane, Angelo C. Scott, Thornton Cooke, Frederick Wood, and Bernice Tabor Van der Vries. Citations awarded at alumni meetings with certificates signed by the chancellor and university officials.
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University of Kansas
General Alumni Association
University
Marshall A. Barber
American Academy of Tropical Medicine
Rockefeller Foundation
Missouri City
Raymond Clapper
Washington, D.C
Ward Lockwood
University of Texas
Charles A. Kraus
Brown University
American Chemical Society
Thomas W. Butcher
Emporia State Teachers’ College
Oklahoma
John H. Kane
Bartlesville
Phillips Petroleum Company
Oklahoma Board of Regents
Angelo C. Scott
Oklahoma City
Sooner
Scott
Charles F. Scott
Kansas
Thornton Cooke
Columbia National Bank of
Kansas City
Literary Banker of America
Frederick Wood
New York City
NRA
Bernice Tabor van der Vries
Chicago
Illinois
Alumni Association
Lawrence
E. R. Weidlein
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
E. V. McCollum
Johns Hopkins University
Harold Smith
Marvin Creager
The
Milwaukee Journal
Alf M. Landon
E. B. Black
American Society of Civil Engineers
J. C. Nichols
Country Club
National Capitol Park and Planning
Prisoner at Manila former journalist and teacher Ross interned in Philippines
Ervin C. Ross, once a Journal-World news staffer and economics instructor in Lawrence high school, is a prisoner of the Japanese in Manila. High Commissioner Sayre reports Ross in special quarters with Mr. Ross and others, in good health. Ross had worked as a passport expert in the high commissioner's office after arriving in the Philippines in 1914 and later engaging in hemp and cordage business before rejoining the office.
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Ervin C. Ross
Journal-World ‘News
Lawrence High School
Manila
Ross
A. J. Ross
Topeka
Sayre
Philippines
High Commissioner’s Office
High Commissioner's Office
Draftees Return As Rejections Reported At Induction
Four draftees sent to Fort Leavenworth last Wednesday were rejected, according to a notice to the selective service board. Three of the colored selectees who left last Monday have returned.
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Fort Leavenworth
Selective Service Board
Price Control Order Sets March Ceiling on Store Prices
Washington May 18 The price control order caps consumer goods at March pricing and bans higher charges. Economists foresee modest declines in the cost of living, with the Office of Price Administration distributing a shopkeepers guide to General Maximum Price Regulation for about 2 million retailers.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
CPA
Bie
House of Magic Show At Hoch Auditorium
The free House of Magic show by General Electric researchers will be at Hoch Auditorium Tuesday at 8 p m. Sponsored by the University and Kansas Power, the event features feats explained by William A Gluesing and highlights research from GE’s laboratories founded in 1900.
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Hoch Auditorium
University
Kansas Electric Power Company
General Electric
General Electric Company
Charles P. Steinmetz
Chicago
Lawrence Urges Help for China Relief Drive
Local article urges readers to donate to Chinese relief amid wartime strain. Dr. O. A. Allison chairs the drive with Lisle Eby as treasurer, asking for many small gifts and stating receipts will be issued by The Journal-World and The Outlook.
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Lawrence
China
Japan
United States
Journal-World
Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
the Outlook
O. A. Allison
First Methodist Church
Lisle Eby
Rubber meeting set in Kansas City to tackle shortage
Officials from the Office of Defense Transportation will speak at an 8 o clock meeting in the Municipal Auditorium music hall Kansas City Missouri on May 20 to explain rubber shortage solutions and background. The event targets shippers truckers tire dealers and motor vehicle businesses. A Topeka delegation led by Senator Rankin Henry Brinkman and others attends a prior session in Kansas City and George Hedrick asks attendees to call 485 for transport arrangements.
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Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Office of Defense Transportation
R. C. Rankin
Henry Brinkman
Fred Smithmeyer, Jr
Russell Hall
M. S. Winter
Clyde Corp
Topeka
Enlist KU Men for Air Reserve
Enlistment of University of Kansas men into the army air force on a deferred basis continued today with Lieut Myron W Reed in charge. Three Lawrence students were sworn in and waived deferrment and will go to basic training as air crew.
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Army Air Force
University of Kansas
Myron W. Reed
Lawrence
Army
Reed
Eldon Eugene Williams
Ernest Williams
Barker Avenue
Grover Hodges Denlinger
F. BR. Denlinger
East Twenty- Third Street
Donald Eugene Stout
W. H. Stout
New York Street
Williams
Stout
Denlinger
Lieutenant Williams
Special week long canning sugar registration in Douglas county
Special arrangements allow applications for canning sugar certificates for one week from May 18 to 23 at Eudora Lempton and Lone Star. Rural residents may use any site except Palmyra township must go to Baldwin. Applicants must bring sugar ration cards. The move aims to conserve rubber and aid residents, though not state authorized.
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Eudora
Lempton
Lone Star
E. W. Ousdahl
Douglas County
Ousdahl
Unseasonable cool spell hits Kansas with rain drops
A cool front lingered over Kansas with heavy rain in spots and hail at Topeka. The weatherman predicted near freezing temperatures in northern counties tonight while precipitation remained scattered and streams stayed within normal levels.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Chanute
Kansas City
Flora
Goodland
Stock Market Index Shows Mixed Readings In Weekend Note
The average of 60 stocks stood at 44.1, with Saturday trading indicating a modest shift. Market activity remained uneven as investors weighed recent data and company results.
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