Mrs Reedy Heads League of Women Voters
At the Lawrence annual meeting Mrs Howard Reedy was elected president for next year succeeding Mrs Allen Crafton. Other officers named include vice presidents Mrs Marvin Le Seur and Mrs T D Prentice, secretary Mrs J B Edmonds, treasurer Mrs Wm Kopp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence League of Women “Voters
Howard Reedy
Allen Crafton
Marvin le Seur
T. D. Prentice
Fred Ellsworth
Hilden Gibson
BR. Edmonds
Wm. Kopp
le Seur
Winnie Lawrance
Department of Government
C. F. Nelson
Department of Economic Welfare
R. T. Canuteson
Jan Chiapasso
Foreign Relations Department
Department of Education
Charles M. Baker
Laurel E. Anderson
Speskers
Leonard Axe
George J. Hood
L. J. Garter
J. B. Virtue
League
Virtue
Joneka
Lawrence
National League
Chicago
Grafton
Reedy
Lepeur
Lawrance
Anna Lord Strauss
New York City
Missing In Action Over Germany Harry Shoffner
Sgt. Harry C. Shoffner, gunner on a bomber, is missing in action since May 1, 1944 over Germany. Information reached his wife Mrs. Mary Lou Shoffner of 835 Rhode Island Street. Shoffner entered service from San Diego on November 14, 1942 and has been overseas since December 1943. Mrs. Shoffner is former Mary Lou Wilson, daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Wilson of route 3 Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Shoffner
Germany
Mary Lou Shoffner
Rhode Island Street
Shoffner
San Diego
Calif
Mary Lou Wilson
C. E.J. Wilson
Route 3
Lawrence
War Food Administration speaker to address PTA on nutrition
Mrs Williams of the War Food Administration arrives from Washington to Kansas to discuss nutrition and food saving during wartime. She will speak at Lincoln School PTA meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. The event is open to all interested. Mrs C O Nelson of Auburn Neb arrived to visit her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
War Food Administration
C. O. Nelson
Auburn, Neb
Dolph
Simons
War Ration Stamp Updates And Validity Extensions
As of Monday May 15 the Associated Press Meats and Fats Book 4 red stamps A through T8 remain valid indefinitely. Blue stamps Book 4 remain valid indefinitely. Sugar Book 4 stamps 30 and 31 allow five pounds. Stamp 40 allows five pounds for home canning through February 28 1945. Airplane stamps 1 and 2 of Book 3 are valid indefinitely. 10-A coupons in northeast and southeast allow three gallons through August 8. 11-A coupons for three gallons through June 21. other fuel coupons extend through unspecified dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Master Plumbers Meet War and Postwar Problems
The Kansas Master Plumbers association holds its annual convention in Wichita on May 20 and 21. President R. E. Kirkpatrick of Newton says topics will cover war and postwar issues. Featured speakers include Ralph K. Landreth of Lubbock Texas and Herbert C. Angster of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Kansas Master Plumbers Association
R. E. Kirkpatrick
Newton
Ralph K. Landreth
Lubbock
Tex
The
National Association
Herbert C. Angster
Chicago
Dies predicts CIO will become Communist Party of America
Jasper Texas May 18 Representative Martin Dies chairman of the House committee investigating un American activities warned that the Congress of Industrial Organizations will become the Communist Party of America as Russia shifts. He said the committee's reports will guide future inquiries and prosecutions amid postwar tensions and racial strife while noting his retirement from Congress to return to private legal practice on his 1,000 acre farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Tex
P—Rep
Martin Dies
D-Tex
House
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Communist Party of America
Dies
Congress
Texas
Russia
Stalin
C.so
Communist Group
C.I.0
Kiwanis Hear War Relief Role of Recreation
Mrs. Anne Livingston told Kiwanis members at Wiedemann's luncheon that recreation holds a vital wartime and postwar role. She urged laughter and fun to ease war strain, noted Lawrence playgrounds need constant supervision, and said proper recreational programs aid veterans, juvenile delinquents, and public welfare. Livingston is a Recreational Training Institute instructor at the University of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Livingston
Kiwanis Club
Wiedemann’s
Livingston
South Pacific
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Deaths and Funerals William Wesley Smith and Gertrude Johnson
William Wesley Smith aged 40 died yesterday at Norton Funeral services at Funk's chapel Saturday 10 a.m. Rev Lawrence Deever in charge burial in Oak Hill cemetery He is survived by one daughter Iara A B Leonard sister Mrs Ralph Gilbert Wichita and brother J J Smith Lawrence Miss Gertrude Johnson died at home in Billings Montana Former Lawrence resident body to be brought here for burial Friends meet Funk's chapel 2 30 p m Saturday to go to Oak Hill cemetery graveside services Rev C Fosberg Hughes to lead Surviving relatives Emma Lucie Lillie Johnson Harry and Carter Johnson all of Billings Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wesley Smith
Norton
Funk's Chapel
Lawrence Deever
Oak Hill Cemetery
Iara A. B. Leonard
Alabama Street
Ralph Gilbert
Wichita
J. J. Smith
Lawrence
Gertrude Johnson
Billings
Mont
Funk’s Chapel
C. Fosberg Hughes
Emma
Lucie
Lillie Johnson
Harry
Carter Johnson
Ont
Club Has Wiener Roast By Jayhawk 4-H Club May Meeting
The Jayhawk 4-H Club met at Wayne Ice home in May for a wiener roast with 25 members and 15 guests attending. Four new members Sue Kanehl Wayne Leonard Jack and Richard Laptad were added to the roll. Next meeting is at Esther Jones home in June. The group will attend Centenary Methodist church May 21 assembling at 10 40 and then enjoy a picnic. Also note Topeka May 18 Dodge City Chamber of Commerce urged Gov Schoeppel to release 300 plows stored at Hutchinson under War Production Board orders for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayhawk 4-H Club
Wayne Ice
Sue Kanehl
Wayne Leonard
Jack
Richard Laptad
Esther Jones
Jayhawk
Centenary Methodist Church
Topeka
Dodge City Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Schoeppel
Hutchinson
War Production Board
U. Y
Cassino Falls to Allies as Axis retreat devastated
Allied forces surged through the Cassino complex with American, French, New Zealand and Indian units contributing to the fall marked by the Eighth Army crossing Highway 6 two miles west of the town. British and Indian infantry and Canadian armor crossed the Rapido, while German defenses along the Gustav and Hitler lines faced renewed pressure. Aerial bombardment preceded the final capture, with 2,500 air sorties supporting ground troops as Formia and other towns reportedly fell or neared fall. Prisoners noted three months of Hitler line construction by Todt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassino
Rapido River
Eighth
Highway 6
Berlin
Pignataro
Lin
Hilla
Fifth Army
Tyrhenian
Monte Ruazzo
Formia
Gaeta Point
Garigliano
Itri
Pico
Liri
Hitler Line
Gustav Line
Esperia
Alphonse Juin
Ausonia
Monte Lago
Monte Marino
Monte D'Oro
Monticello
Todt
Atlantic Wall
Siegfriedine
U. S
Monte Ruazza
Mt. Maio
Rome
Piombino
Santo Stefano
Adriatic
Bihac
Zagreb
Croatia
Savitt to perform at KU Varsity Dance
Jan Savitt and his orchestra will play for the K Club Varsity dance at the University of Kansas in Hoch Auditorium on Friday June 2 from 9 to 12 p.m. Dance chair Heloise Hillbrand announced this marks Savitt's third engagement at the university in four years. He is a renowned violinist with a strong classical background and a swing style that blends traditional and modern influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Savitt
University of Kansas
Heloise Hillbrand
University
Hoch
Savitt
KU to Train 20 Aircraft Detail Designers
Twenty men from the North American aircraft plant in Kansas City Missouri will begin training June 29 in the second special program by the University of Kansas aeronautical engineering department. The 10 week course aims to qualify participants as aircraft detail designers with a rotation system allowing plant work periods every four to six weeks. Twelve representatives are already in training in the first course started April 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Aircraft
Kansas City
Aeronautical Engineering Department
University of Kansas
H. S. Stillwell
Engineering Department
North American Company
Military families and war service notes from Lawrence area
The report lists Lt Harvey Steiger receiving a Harvard commission and stationed at Lowry Field Colorado in intelligence. Lt Cmdr Leslie Hutchinson, a University of Kansas and Lawrence High School graduate, earned the Bronze Star and commands a ship after serving at Pearl Harbor aboard the Tennessee. Other local service members include Cnl H D Flanders overseas in the Pacific, Pvt Gerald Kahn on furlough in Gulfport, Pvt Edward Garich returning to Biloxi with family, and several enlistees from Lawrence High at Amarillo Army Air Base. Also noted are First Lt Donald S Myers earning an MD and completing medical training, plus Mrs. Lucille Roper’s sons Wayne, Eugene overseas, Jim in the Pacific, and Alvin joining the Navy home in June. Mrs. Roper works for Hercules Powder Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie L. Hutchinson
R. B. Hutchinson
Ohio Street
Hutchinson
University of Kansas
Lawrence High School
Pearl Harbor
Tennessee
Lucille Roper
Wayne
Eugene
Welfare Office Moves to Jury Rooms at Court House
Workmen plaster third floor rooms in the Douglas county court house as the welfare office shifts to the jury rooms in the southwest corner. A Montgomery Ward contract supplies linoleum for the county convalescent hospital dining room kitchen and pantry. Foundation work continues on the county farm house south of Lawrence. A $7 536.88 April welfare reimbursement check was received from the state. Taxpayers are urged to bring first half 1943 tax receipts when paying the last half. A new Red Cross Home Nursing class starts Wednesday and Friday mornings, taught by Miss Eva Bourne RN, focusing on prenatal and child care to be completed in six weeks. Mrs Perkins received leather mother’s day corsages mailed from Cant England by C E Perkins now in the sanitary rehabilitation unit. Four line want ads cost 96 cents and run over 42 000 times via phone 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Court House
Court House
Montgomery Ward and Company
County Convalescent Hospital
West Fourth Street
Red Cross
Eva Bourne
R. N
London
C. G. Perkins
Rhoda Perkins
Cant
C. E. Perkins
England
Air Force Photo Units Enable Invasion Preparations
United States air forces in Europe rely on photo reconnaissance to map targets for bombing, assess damage, and locate shipping lanes. Ninth and Eighth air force units fly at varied altitudes using multiple cameras to capture decisive images for invasion planning and ground safety, with high praise for the pilots and technicians who risk life at low heights to ensure accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
William B. Reed
Charlotte
N. C
Ninth U. S. Airforce
Eighth Airforce
Elliott Roosevelt
Hitler
European
Ninth Airforce
Ninth
R. B
Hibbert
Ronceverte
W. Va
Reed
Eighth
John E. Dingle
Houston
Tex
Food preservation talk draws large crowd at community center
A sizable audience of women attended a food preservation demonstration at the Douglas County Community Building yesterday sponsored by the County Farm Bureau. The event featured Mrs. Carol Theim, a food and nutrition economist from Kansas State College. The session covered freezer storage, brining, drying, and storage methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Carol Theim
Extension Division
Kansas State College
Family reunions and visits span Fall Leaf area
A long sequence of social visits and family gatherings around Fall Leaf includes M Sgt Otto Mignot and wife stopping with his mother Mrs Hanna Pfleger in Fort ies Washington while en route to Fort Bragg North Carolina. Kansas City visitors Hauborn and Frank called on Harvey Schellack. A Sunday basket dinner honored Denver Colorado visitor Mrs Frances Vogl with many locals and relatives from Lawrence Weaver Eudora Hesper and Fal l Leaf. Multiple relatives attended, including the Vitt, Reetz, Canary, and Bowers families, with funeral attendance for Minnie Luckan and other Sunday activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Mignot
Forties
Wash
Hanna Pfleger
Fort Bragg
N.C
Alfred Reed
Jim Dyer
Verna
Gary
Lawrence
Arvin Weston
Arvin and
Arden
Weaver
Otto Witt
Arlene
Robert Schellack
Fred Pfleger
Eudora
Howard
Reno
Minnie Luckan
Fall Leaf
Fred Reetz
Noah Canary
Roy Bowers
Jim Thome
Alfred
Fred Kalin
Market News Briefs from New York and Midwest Livestock Markets
Stocks firm with rails leading gains while cotton weakens on limited demand. Chicago wheat advances on mill buying amid late seeding rains. rye reverses losses, oats and barley firm. Kansas City hogs steady to weak with notable holdovers. cattle and calves mixed but generally firm, with lambs strengthening in spring supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bonda
Chicago
Northwest
Rge
Cattle and grain prices slip amid mixed market tone
cattle unchanged and sheep slow with lambs firm to strong. top native spring lambs at 16.25, Arizona and No. 1 skins noted. Kansas City and Chicago markets show wheat and futures mixed. potatoes and butterfat listed along with local grain and poultry figures. Wall Street advances on rail and transport shares aided by Southern Pacific dividend, with notable volume and bond activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanaay City Livestock
Kansas City
Arizona
Essas
Wall Street
York
Southern Pacific
S. YP. Common
Parrott Family Thankful for Local Kindness After Loss
Card of thanks from the Parrott family near Welcome School expresses deep appreciation for neighbors and friends who offered help and sympathy during the recent loss of husband and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrott
Welcome School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Reedy Heads
League OF Voters
Harry Shoffner
WFA
Mrs. Williams
Washington
Casino
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mary Boyden
Churchill
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Barbers Union
Wesley Smith
Lon Hall
Secy
K.U
Harvey Steiger
Harvard University
Steiger
Lowry Field, Colo
Lada Flanders
West 13Th Street
Cnl
H. D. Flanders
Pacific Area
Gerald Kahn
Gulfport
Miss
Fred W. Kahn
Kentucky Street
Kahn
Bombardier Group
Edward Garich
Biloxi
E. J. Garich
Jan
Clifford McDonald
Frank Findley
Army
Army Air Base
Amarillo
Vic Hart
Donald S. Myers
Michigan Street
Medical Field Service School
Carlisle Barracks
A. M. Gardner
County Welfare Department
Joe Bryant
William Reetz
Walter Schwarz
Louise Schwarz
Warren
Hudson
Lloyd Bryant
Savannah
Lewis French
Janice
Reynolds
Ottawa
Shipman Carter
Memorial Hospital
Arnold Ransdell
New Hampshire Street
Bill Ness
Hesper
Charles Hill
Bobbie
Harold Simon
Ashley
Sandra
Gretta Reetz
Ruth Retfschneider
Edna ‘“Andon
Hoga
Gasa Graln
Ap-Wfa
Southern
Alabama
Louisiana
California
Alabama Bliss
Louisiana Bliss
Roduce
Eges
Chrysler Corp
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
General Electic
General Foodsee
General Motors
Baie —H Hercules Powder
Kennecott Se
Montgomery ‘Ward
Nat Dairy
NA Aviation
North Am Co
Penney JC — Ca
Phips Pet
Radi 10 Corp
Sears, Roebuck Ae Rag
Standard of
Ind
Standard Oil
Bat U S Rubber Eee
S Steel
U Tel Awa
Yu West E
Mfg
Gs Eee Cities Service
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Chevrolet
Wau
Winter Chevrolet Company
New Hampshire St
G. Carleton Howell
Fundamental Baptist Tabernacle
13Th
Connecticut Sts
Leslie Tomberlin
Art Millgren
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