Allies Hold Terracina Push In Italy Front
Allied forces report gains around Terracina as British Canadian Eighth Army cut off Piedimonte and captured over 6 000 prisoners since the offensive began. Americans reach Terracina Monte Ban Baigio Fondi and Monte Passingnano while Luftwaffe defenses brace near Pontecorvo Valmontone. The pace slows due to weather but raids hit lines behind enemy positions and harbor terminals at Portoferraio and Lombino.
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Piedimonte
Liri
Italy
Adriatic
Pico Ares
Pontecorvos
Quino
Costal
Naples
Monte Passingnano
Fondi
Monte Casa Reerio
Rome
Casilina
Decrete
Adolf Hitler
Ponte-borvo
Valmontone
Highway 6
R.A.F
Allingtons
Portoferraio
Lombino
Elbainland Ferry
Survivor recounts torpedoing of American merchant ship
Albert T Danley third class US Navy signalman says he and 15 other armed crew survived the Mediterranean torpedoing after the ship refused to sink. He dove into the water and swam, hoping escorts would avoid depth charges as three torpedoes struck. Crew was rescued by a patrol boat and taken to an African port. Five naval liners and 11 merchant seamen were reported lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Tarantino
USN
Benton
Arbor
Mich
Perry child disappears wandering from home in Perry
Myra Porter four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Porter vanished from her Perry home about 9 15 am. She was seen walking alone through town as scouts and volunteers searched the town and nearby streams. She weighs 40 to 50 pounds with short brown hair and a blue striped dress. The father is away at a war plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Porter
Everett Porter
Perry
Myrna
ration calendar notes 1944 1945 stamp validity updates
Meats fats and processed foods stamps shift validity with new blue and red series. Sugar stamps remain valid for five pounds indefinitely while home canning restrictions extend to February 26, 1945. Shoes airplane stamps and gasoline coupons cover regional acts through late summer and fall.
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Associated Press
Southeat
Military Families and Troop News From Lawrence Area
Furloughs and ship duty noted as Marshall Birch and others update families on Navy assignments Mare Island Great Lakes and Port Hueneme mentioned. Delbert Bailey praised by Lt. Burton Holmes for engine work on LC T ships. Pvt. Fred Firner and Joy Traylor among sailors visiting home. Ensign Woodrow Miller to eastern training. Maj. Ray Clark in New Caledonia caring for wounded. Promotions and examinations at local schools. World Wide Prayer Band gathering planned.
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Marshall Birch
C. E. Birch
Birch
Navy
Mare Island
Armadillo Back Home After Police Station Custody
A boy reclaimed his armadillo after it was held at the police station for 24 hours. Officers found the armadillo roaming near Eighth and Indiana streets Friday night and placed it in a cage until the owner, who read it had been found, retrieved it Saturday night. The boy’s name is not on file and the pet shop lacks a record. Several people visited the station to view the animal.
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W. M. Casey
Indiana
Fide
Bliesner
8Th
Indiana Streets
General Sherman
Waste paper drive nets 1950 pounds in Lawrence
Scout troop 62 collected 1950 pounds of waste paper Saturday in North Lawrence, lifting May’s total to 23,750 pounds. Other city sections were covered two weeks earlier by different troops during the monthly rally. Local officials report May rainfall at 1.94 inches so far, with recent showers increasing totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
North Lawrence
Local clubs plan meetings and fund drive events
Oak Ridge home demonstration group led by Mrs. Lowell Sterling and Mrs. Paul Abel will host an all day pattern adjustment lesson Friday at Mrs. Lyle Weeks home with Mrs. W. H. Weeks assisting. Attendees bring dishes and tableware and bring items for a Farm Bureau auction in the afternoon. Chapter A7 of P E O hosted guests Friday with Mrs. Kenneth Dodderidge sharing state convention notes and tea refreshments. Pi Beta Phi House Assn holds annual meeting at chapter house tonight. Mothers' Discussion Club meets tomorrow at 7:30 at Mrs. Marvin Higley with sewing. K A Dames to meet Tuesday at 8 for bridge at Mrs. Robert Jones home with hostesses. Layette shower held at Broeker home for Mrs. Guy Darnell with many guests and gifts mailed by absent friends. Progressive Circle of Trinity Lutheran plans Red Cross materials gathering Wednesday at Mrs. Agnes Conger.
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Oakridge
Lowell Sterling
Paul Abel
Lyle Weeks
W. H. Weeks
School House
Farm Bureau
P.E.O
B. M. Cameron
BR. C. Miller
Roger Allen
Kenneth Dodderidge
F. M. Huffaker
Chicago
Monti Belot
Mary Cameron
J. F. C. Broeker
A. E. Noever
Guy Darnell
Broeker
Darnell
Jim Saunders
H. J. Kapfer
Charles Snow M. Duches
Nela Olson
Frank Scott
C.J. ¢. Hahn Ousrloadeh J. Wager
Helen Loulae
Eugene Corel
Over
Trinity Lutheran Church
Agnes Conger
Red Cross
Heavy fighting in Croatia and Bosnia report
Marshal Tito announced partisan forces were engaging German and Ustashi units across Croatia with a strong push in the Like river valley. An eastern Bosnia column was destroyed near Sokolac Mokro, half the troops killed or captured, and Slovenian areas remained on the offensive. toast
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London
Josip Broz
Tito
Croatia
Banija
Bosnia
Sokolac Mokro
Slovenia
Miss Rachel Marie Goes to Ozark and Princeton
Miss Rachel Marie travels to Ozark Missouri for part of her vacation and will visit her mother in Princeton Missouri later. Mr and Mrs J T Lyon and a daughter arrived from Ashton Idaho to visit relatives. Lyon is a brother of several local residents. H H Lane returns from Lincoln Nebraska after visiting her son and family. W A Dunn attended a recital by Kansas City Accredited Music teachers at Swope Park Baptist church where grandchildren John Bruce and Judith DiAnne Brown played. Wilma Mertz departs for Marshall Oklahoma then Olympia Washington for a short family visit.
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Rachel Marie
Ozark
Princeton
J. T. Lyon
Ashton, Iday
Mr. Lyon
Harry Shepard
Ralph Parker
Edward Brass
H. H. Lane
Lincoln
Neb
W. A. Dunn
Kansas City
Swope Park Baptist Church
John Bruce
Judith di- Anne Brown
W.H. Brown
Wilma Mertz
Marshall
Okla
Olympia
Wash
Woman to enter U S Cadet Nurses Corps and train at St Peter's
Barbara Ann Peabody, daughter of Russell Peabody of Phoenix, will graduate Phoenix high school in June and enter the U S Cadet Nurses Corps. She begins training June 12 at St Peter's Hospital in Olympia. Other local notes report visits, travel, and graduations including Louise Morrow's graduation from Liberty Memorial high school in Blue Mound, and updates on residents of Lawrence and nearby towns.
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U. S. Cadet Nurses’ Corps
St. Peter's Hospitel
Olympia
Barbara Ann Peabody
Russell Peabody
Phoenix
Ariz
Paul, Rudiger
Lawrence
Phoenix High School
Mary Russell Peabody
C. W. Haas
O. M. Rudy
Rudy
Selina
Lester M. Loomis
U.S. Employment Service
Kansas City
Kan
Bethany Hospital
F. M. Huffaker
Chicago
E. M. Cameron
Kenneth Dodderidge
Dodderidge
Lincoln
Neb
Caldwell Davis
Mary Morrow
Blue Mound
Louise Morrow
Liberty Memorial High School
Spring Band Concert to Feature Four Solos
The University of Kansas band under Prof. Russell L. Wiley will give a Monday May 29 concert in Hoch auditorium. The program blends classical and modern pieces with patriotic and novelty numbers. Vocal soloists include Betty Dell Mills, Rut Russell, and David T. Lawson with duets by Miss Russell and Mr. Lawson.
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University of Kansas
Hoch
Russell L. Wiley
Betty Dell Mills
Fine Arts
Mound City
Rut Russell
Fine Arta
Lawrence
David T. Lawson
Oklahoma
Miss Russell
Mr. Lawson
Market News: Mixed Stocks and Cattle Rally Across Regions
New York markets show mixed stocks with gains in specialties as bonds tighten and rail loans ease. Chicago wheat steady with deferred rye strong on short covering. May rye dips while oats and barley hold highs. Kansas City hogs and cattle hold firm amid steady to higher packer bids, with spring lambs robust and prices for beef steers climbing to near 17 dollars, reflecting broad livestock demand. Potatoes and produce trade steady as markets digest light supplies and moderate demand.
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New York
Chicago
Middlewest
Rge
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Kansas
Arizona
Hometown Happenings Mixed with Weather and Community News
A long column from Pinckney area notes a young reader mispronouncing titles during a speech, then shifts to weather turning from a recent freeze to rain and corn growth. It covers Chamber of Commerce events, the War Loan drive, waste salvage, dog quarantines, police patrols, local figures, blood drives, and upcoming community activities with mentions of officials, a parade of local names, and plan details for June events.
Wall Street Mixed as Recovery Fizzles in Fast Market
May 22 New York stock scene shows motors rubbers gold mines and spa stocks steadying the recovery while many leaders lack buying fuel. Prices drift with a mixed close and some favorites hit new highs while many issues fall. Low-quoted issues active as transfers near 700 000 shares and railway bonds perform well.
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Wall Street
New York
Card of Thanks for Green Monroe Death
We thank neighbors friends and relatives for expressions of sympathy at the death of Green Monroe Mrs Green Monroe wife Crag Monroe son Brothers and Sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Monroe
Crag Monroe
Kansans Missing In Action
Washington May 22 UP lists 446 U S soldiers as missing in action three come from Kansas First Lt Alvin L Larson Osage City European Area S/Sgt Francis E Freeman Wilsey Mediterranean Area S/Sgt Ennis C Burns Hutchinson
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Washington
United States
War Department
Kansas
Central Pacific
Alvin L. Larson
Osage City
Francis E. Freeman
Wilsey
Mediterranean
Ennis C. Burns
Hutchinson
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Terracina
Salbert Danley
Baldwin
Guy V. Keeler
Missouri Valley Company
Leavenworth
Keeler
Missouri
Lester Lyons
Ora Lyons
Port Hueneme
Loss Angeles
San Francisco
Arthur Bailey
Oregon Street
Burton Holmes
L.C.T
Delbert Bailey
Holmes
Delbert
Jean Crawford
K. U
Miss Crawford
Mary Rothberger
Eudora
Fred Firner
Camp Gruber
H.W. Firner
New York Street
Joy Traylor
Great Lakea Naval Training Center
Ilinois
Quartermaster’s School
Traylor
Harold Elliott
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Woodrow Miller
Ray Clark
Margaret Clark
New Caledonia
South Pacific
Clark
John L. Deveney, Jr
John .L. Deveney
Kentucky Street
Transportation Corps
New Orleans
Deveney
Ottawa
Kansas City, Mo
Street Railway Company
John Leland Wray
Floyd Wray
Bombardier School
Army Air Forces Training Command Station
Roswell, N. M
Clifford L. Shaw
West Fourth Street
North Africa
Willard B. Shaw
Ed Shaw
Kanwaka
Memorial High School
Warren M. Smith
Lawrence Deever
Bertie Coaley
Thirteenth
New Jersey
Douglas County Commissioners
Board of Equalization
F. J. Vaughn
Gamble
Fallon
Vaughn
Joe Goins
University Extension Division
Waterville
Longford
Huron
Walter Schwartz
Worden
Pi Beta Phi House Associaion
Mothers’ Discussion Club
Marvin Higley
Illinois Street
K. A
John G. Hull
New Hamp
Shire Street
Justice of Peace
F. B. Dodds
Hull
Harvey Schmedemann
Dover Strait
Strait
Wallace Chungking
United Today
Wallace
China
America
Knights of Columbus
Wichita
Knights of Columbus of Kansas
Joe Hurley
Order
Ap-Wfa
U. S
Alabama Buss
Louisiana
California
Minnesota
North Dakota
Bliss
Qeane Russet Burbanks U. S
Egype
Expo
Sear
Buddy
Mairzy, Doata
Dory Doats
Liddle Lamty Divey
Pinckney
Victory
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Andy Schoepner
Wilkins Songsters
Joe and
Marie
Douglas County
Legionnaires
Hap Arnold
Detroit
General Arnold
Bert Brandt
Frank BicDonald
Emporia
George Spears
DeLure
Greece
Junius Penny
Lawrence High
Chicago Bears
George Dick
Jayhawk
Iowa State
Hercules
Sunflower
Jen
Egga
Hoge
Lawrence Me
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Highway 10
Eudore
U. S. Employment Service
7Th
Vermont
Insurance
Reliable Stock Company
G. Carleton Howell
Cal
Knox, Stevens
Pale Took
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