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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1942
Page
1
Soviet cavalry under air protection charged across a pontoon bridge and seized a large populated locality near Kharkov as Timoshenko's forces push 30 to 40 miles along a 60 mile front. Red tanks and warplanes supported the attack, with 17 German planes downed.
London May 19 insurgent members of the house of commons pressed for Prime Minister Churchill to personally answer charges of war effort slackness. They criticized Attlee’s opening statement noting that opening a western front depends on transport problems while Churchill did not participate in the debate. Arthur Greenwood urged government resolve for a major western attack.
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Senate banking committee reported agreement to exclude farm products from RFC authority to buy and sell under the price control program. An amendment to implement the agricultural exemption would be drafted, part of a bill increasing RFC borrowing power by 5 billion dollars.
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes announced work on the first of six pipeline relocation projects to boost eastward crude deliveries by 200,000 barrels daily. The plan includes 111 miles of 8 inch pipe in Texas and upgrades from Cushing to Sheldon and Valley Center to Sheldon, expanding the Chicago area supply and potentially reversing flows across several pipelines. Speaker Rayburn rejected broad gasoline rationing, endorsing it only where shortages occur.
Col James S Dusenbury announces a 6 30 evening barbecue at the KU Armory with ROTC units. William Kollender reports ample provisions for the invitational event attended by community members and University faculty. ROTC students will attend in uniform. awards in the military department will be announced.
Major Elliott Roosevelt of the army air corps is spending several days with his wife and children at their Dutch branch home near Benbrook Fort Worth. He arrived in Washington recently from northern Africa and was reported ill. He is attached to the first photographic group at Bolling Field.
Brigadier General James H. Doolittle was revealed as the raid leader on Japan. He received the congressional Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt at the White House. The mission yielded direct hits on targets near Tokyo and Nagoya, with much of the bombing reported by Japanese broadcasts.
A CBS heard German and Romanian forces reached the Kerch strait in full, after storming the last fortified Kerch bridges. The high command said three Soviet armies were destroyed along with multiple infantry and armored units, yielding 149,256 prisoners and vast weaponry. Remnants allegedly escaped to the coast.
Lloyd E. Milleson was named Independence high school basketball coach replacing Floyd Barngrover who will remain as a woodworking teacher. Milleson last season coached at Junction City and previously at Ransom and Clyde in Kansas. He is a Kansas Wesleyan graduate.
Lieut Governor Carl E Friend notes rationing talk could hit Kansas hard and threaten highway department revenue from gasoline taxes. A highway official warns rationing would force the commission out of business, though no plan is confirmed. Friend, a Republican candidate for governor, comments during a legislative council session.
A petition with many signatures from the University of Kansas buildings and grounds staff was mailed to Chancellor W. Malott seeking a 15 percent wage increase and medical care for work injuries. Malott was away. officials noted no formal statement beyond receipt. The move follows prior pay raises and amid unrest at Sunflower Ordnance Works near Eudora among skilled workers.
Topeka reports showers likely in the southeast this afternoon with potential outbreaks across the state tonight. Temperatures ease but remain cool with no warm spell in sight as forecaster S. D. Flora notes crops need sun. No rainfall above .10 inch yesterday. Topeka highs reach 71, Goodland and Ellis lows in the 40s.
Washington May 19 The War Production Board directs the Office of Defense Transportation to map plans for nationwide gasoline rationing possibly starting July 1 as a tire conservation measure. President Roosevelt signals potential extension beyond the east and Pacific Northwest and urges a national approach with Ickes and Henderson shaping the plan.
Workmen for M. N. Penny Construction began pouring concrete on South Massachusetts street this morning. Start point was at Twentyeth street and crews lay a section southward along the street center in a continuous run.
Col. James S. Dusenbury announced 39 University of Kansas ROTC graduates appointed as second lieutenants in the officers reserve corps. Thirteen join the air corps and coast artillery, eleven enter infantry, and two enter the quartermaster corps. Several will depart for duty immediately after commencement.
The 16 909 ton Empress of Asia, a converted transport, was sunk by Japanese air attack off Sultan Shoal near Sumatra while carrying troops to Singapore last February. About 100 seamen escaped. 44 are missing, with Australian sloop Yarraw aiding in the rescue and pumping out the bombs. The loss is confirmed by the admiralty in a Canadian Pacific notice.
Canadian tanker Caigaro lite 11 941 tons was torpedoed May 9 in the Caribbean. Twenty three survivors arrived in lifeboats. twenty one crew members and the captain remained missing. The vessel was struck by three torpedoes.
Dr Edward Bumgardner of Lawrence will give the dedicatory address at the unveiling of the Kansas Historical marker on highways 24 and 40 three miles northeast of Lawrence at 11 am Thursday May 21. The program features the Lawrence high school band Oliver Hobbs invocation and remarks by notable guests including Lieut Gov Carl Friend Mayor C B Russell and Rep Richard B Stevens. Robert C Rankin Haggart will unveil the marker and J C Mahlin will read the inscription. The event is sponsored by the Douglas County Historical Society with cooperation from the State Highway Commission and local commissioners.
Junction City Kan May 19 A construction contract for 653034 for 72 buildings at Camp Funston was awarded to Green Casson and Rinner Manhattan and Topeka contractors The buildings will include warehouses recreation halls infirmaries a chapel blacksmith shops stables corrals and other structures J T Constant of Lawrence was a bidder on utilities to cost 48 M W Watson Topeka contractor now has a contract for 148 buildings in the Camp Funston area Bids will be received May 26 for housing for the 15th Cavalry regiment and on June 6 for substantial calvary replacement center work
Washington May 19 The house ways and means committee decided to raise the normal individual income tax rate from 4 to 6 percent Chairman Doughton announced that votes on new surtax schedules would wait until tomorrow The committee fixed 2750000000 as the overall tax goal and expected higher yields from mandatory joint returns by couples The treasury proposed boosting the individual income tax yield by 8350000000
President Roosevelt hinted at a press conference that more U S troops could be sent to Europe, expanding forces already boosted by the weekend’s largest American troop movement of the war.
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The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce hosts an evening event at Hotel Eldridge with guests including mayors Carl Butell Baldwin DeSoto George Lothholz Tonzanoxie and officials from Sunflower Ordnance Works Eudora. Maj C H Pruden Maj W C Strecker and George R Foulke Jr will speak on ordnance plants and Hercules Powder. President Roger Williams will preside and hand off to President-elect Gerald Hesse.
An all school air raid drill was held at 11 am at Liberty Memorial High School. Students followed room wardens to designated shelters beneath the auditorium balcony and first floor halls. The drill, led by the student council, will continue next fall with firefighters and watchers included.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott will deliver the commencement address at Miltonvale High School this evening.
A proposal for parking meters on Massachusetts Street in Lawrence faces organized petitions and merchant opposition. Paul Harnar says he has two council votes and aims to secure a third to call a special session. 131 names signed with support largely from merchants and farmers. The city must use 321 meters for a six month trial under a contract with Dual Parking Meter Co. and decide afterward.
County Engineer E E Larson reports progress on the Si fock bridge over Little Wakarusa on the Sibleyville Olathe road south of Eudora. Abutments are complete center piers excavated footings poured this day. channel excavation underway to divert water if needed. Bridge may be ready by mid June barring weather delays.
The General Electric research division presents a magic show at Hoch auditorium starting at 8 pm with free admission. Lecturer William A. Gluesing will showcase new discoveries from the research department, echoing GE displays at Chicago Century of Progress, New York World's Fair, and the San Francisco Exposition. The event is sponsored by the University and Kansas Electric Power Company in Lawrence.
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