Strikes Hit War Work Across Nation and Detroit Areas
Labor disputes kept about 41,000 industrial workers from jobs with widespread effects in the Pacific Northwest lumber sector and Detroit war plants. Pickets at Chrysler Highland Park delayed 1,500 workers. walkouts in Michigan and nationwide reduce daily production, while some unions consider political action postwar.
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Associated Prast
Pacific Northwest
Detroit
Washington
Oregon
Chrysler Corporation
Highland Park
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
C.so
Associated Press
War Labor Board
Lincoln County
Qre
A.F.L
Toledo
Ore
Michigan
Parke, Davis & Co
Saginaw
Mich
Genval Motors
Chevrolet
Brown & Shaype Manufacturing O
Providence
R. 1
San Francisco
Arry Bridges
Bridges
Internationagehoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
C.I.U
Dietz Receives Air Medal At Walker Army Air Field
Staff Sergeant Lines E. Dietz once of Lawrence received the Air Medal at Walker Army Air Field Kaw. Dietz an anti submarine patrol aerial engineer earned merit from Feb to Sept 1942 under hazards of weather and possible anti aircraft fire. He is married to Thelma M. Deitz and is 25. The ceremony was led by Brigadier General Bett O'Donnell Jr with Colonel Kenneth Sanborn assisting. The citation notes Dietz's service reflects high credit on U S forces. The city panel of Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board issued tires certificates including three passenger casings four passenger tubes and one truck tire and tube. The panel will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3.
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Lines E. Dietz
Lawrence
Walker Army Air Field
Kaw
Caribbean
Wggeant Dietz
Bett O'Donnell, Jr
78Rd
Kenneth ©. Sanborn
Dietz
Route 6
Kan
Call
Douglas’ County, War Price and Rationing Board
Allied bombing expands rail and river warfare in Europe
May raids at Aachen damaged a key railroad yard near the Netherlands and Belgium border as Allied air forces target Europe’s transport links. Coastal command rockets and long range U S planes expand anti submarine and land targets, including bridges and wireless stations, using Beaufighters Hurricanes Typhoons and Swordfish with rocket projectors.
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Europe
R.A.F
Danube
Romania
Hungary
Britain
France
R.A.P
Coastal Command
Fleet Air Arm
U. S. Navy
Washington
Navigator Missing In Action From B 17 Mission
Lt Glenn Bremer 23, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Bremer of 1417 Kentucky St, reported missing in action since May 12 after serving as a navigator with a heavy bomber squadron in northern England. He wrote a birthday letter to his 8 year old sister Patricia just before the takeoff. His wife and 2 year old daughter Diane live in St Joseph Mo. Bremer, Sr., joined them there today. Bremer graduated Lawrence High in 1936, attended the University three years, enlisted November 1942, and earned wings October 16, 1943 at Mather Field California.
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Glenn Bremer
Fred Bremer
Kentucky Street
War Department
England
Patricia
Diane
St. Joseph
Bremer
K. U
Gertrude Story
Lawrence High School
Mather Field
Cal
Eating places probe hits Loop chain in Chicago
On May 27 inspectors from the navy and city health departments checked several Loop restaurants of a city chain after 116 discharged or soon-to-be discharged personnel, including 103 sailors, were sickened. Ills traced to milk or pudding from one outlet. 16 civilians and 73 sailors hospitalized. Rocket guns enhancement bill signed by Roosevelt funds navy rocket gun and projectile programs at $65,000,000.
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Chicago
Navy and
City Health Department
Navy
Navy Pier
Navy Public Relations Office
Washington
Roosevelt
Summer session at Lawrence Business College to start June 5
Summer school at the Lawrence Business College opens June 5 for a 12 week session. Enrollments will be received through June 3. Ady.
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The
Lawrence, Business College
Ady
Community x ray and blood tests conducted at Lawrence building
A total of 707 people had chest x rays and 227 had blood tests for syphilis and undulant fever at the Community building at 11 am. Women will be x rayed tonight from 7 to 9 pm and men 8 to 9 pm. The unit's stay schedule lists further sessions, and a viewer shows 85 mm film featuring Johnson county residents with several advanced tuberculosis cases visible to spectators.
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Paul Luckan
Lawrence
Johnson County
Goebbels Hints Downed Fliers May Not Be Safe
Stockholm May 27 Goebbels in the Volkischer Beobachter claimed Nazi authorities will not protect allied airmen who bail out over Germany, citing attacks on civilians and urging armed protection for downed pilots. He argued that enemy fliers face lynching without German soldiers to shield them. Congress: Army officers in Kansas received temporary promotions including O Connell, Strunk, Talbot, Gardner, Scott. Starr ordered to active duty.
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Stockholm
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Volkischer Beobachter
Germany
Goebbels
Washington
UPI
Kansas Army
War Department
George Thomas O'Connell
Empo-ria
Charles Edgar Strunk
Topeka
Fred Scudder Talbot
Wichita
Reece A. Gardner
Kansas City
Olin B. Scott
Winfield
Howard Eugene Starr
Coffeyville
Local service members gain new roles and duties abroad
Army and air force personnel from Baldwin and nearby towns report updates. Lt Frank Harvey of Baldwin becomes a pilot instructor at Eagle Pass Army Air Field Texas, flying P 51s when not teaching. Sgt Norman J Biggs transfers from Lowry Field to Kearns UK. Lt Warren D Hodges reports to Fort Benning for an infantry officers basic course after earning a commission last October at Camp Davis. Lt Charles B Black Jr returns home on leave after finishing two engine advance pilot training at La Junta. Cpl Raymond Jacobs returns to Camp Adair after a furlough with family. Cpl Harold Alexander transfers to the Aero Research Laboratory Wright Field Dayton following work at the Kearns hospital.
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Frank Harvey
Baldwin
Eagle Pass Army Air Field
Texas
Warren D. Hodges
A. T. Hodges
New Hampshire Street
Fort Benning
Camp Davis
N. C
Coast Artillery
America
Hodges
Charles B. Black, Jr
C. B. Black
Louisiana Street
la Junta
Colo
Black
University of Kansas
Cpl
Harold Alexander
E. E. Alexander
Aero Research Laboratory
Wright Field
Dayton
Air Corps Hospital
Kearns
Fifth Army gains in Italian campaign press on near Cisterna
Allied troops push through German defenses along the Adriatic flank as Fifth Army widens a breach north and northwest of Cisterna. Cori falls after a stubborn assault as Monte Arrestino is seized and Guilanello Velletri road cut. Prisoner numbers top 13,000 with heavy air and naval support striking rail facilities and enemy targets north of Anzio.
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Adriatic
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Valmontone
Cisterna
Cori
Clark
Monte Arrestino
Guilanello-Velletri
Anzio- Albano
Carroceto
92Nd
Rome
Melfa
Liri
Castrocielo
Reccasecca
Cassino
Piedimonte
France
Anzio
Body found in lake linked to Boonville murder case
Durham police chief says elderly woman found in a lake near Eastwood Jake is believed to be Mrs Edward M Jewett of Boonville Missouri missing since May 10. The 67 year old grandmother of 24 year old Edward Jewett Martin is named in a grand jury indictment charging murder.
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Durham
N. C
Eastwood Jake
Edward M. Jewett
Boonville
H. E. King
Scouts Plan Camp Nalsh Attendance in June Week
Fifty Boy Scouts from Douglas County expect to attend Camp Nalsh the week of June 18 24. Twenty Scouts will help place flowers on veterans graves at cemeteries on Memorial Day. They will meet at the courthouse at 9 o'clock.
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Douglas County
Nalsh
Deaths and Funerals for Joseph M Palmer
Joseph Melvin Palmer Route 5 died yesterday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital at age 85. Funeral services 2 p m Monday at Rumsey funeral home with Rev. Lawrence Deever officiating. Burial in Memorial Park cemetery. He leaves six sons Jesse Leroy Lawrence John C Denver Lawrence D E Prentice Artesia Calif Will and Charles Colton Calif and two daughters Mrs Helen Price and Mrs Genevieve Topping Lawrence.
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Joseph Melvin Palmer
Route 5
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Lawrence Deever
Memorial Park Cemetery
Jesse Leroy
Lawrence
John C
Denver
Lawrence D
San Francisco
E. Prentice
Artesia
Calif
Will
Charles
Colton
Helen Price
Genevieve Topping
Predicts Coal Shortage By Coal Administration Official
Philadelphia on May 27 UP Rob ert F. Daemler head of the anthracite distribution of the solid fuels administration forecasts a 38 060 000 ton deficit in next winter coal output He notes the nation will need about 685 000 000 tons of coal yet production may reach only 647 000 000 tons due to manpower losses to research service and other factors.
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Philadelphia
Robert F. Daemler
Solid Fuels Administration
Pennsylvania Retail Coal Merchants Association
Ward seizure case moves toward political issue
Washington on May 27 the Montgomery Ward seizure case neared p olitical prominence as a senate judiciary subcommittee issued a report criticizing federal departments involved. Attorney General Biddle called the findings absurd and urged hearings, while President Roosevelt questioned expanding court review. Administration senators push for full public hearings and Senator Moore signals a GOP campaign opening with a radio address tonight. The full committee has not acted, meeting set for June 19 to decide next steps.
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Montgomery Ward
Senate Judiciary
Federal Department
Chicago
Biddle
Senate
Star Chamber
Roosevelt
Congress
War Labor Board
Administration
Moore
R-Okla
G.O.P. National Committee
Columbia Network
Distinguished Flying Cross for seven Kansans in England
The War Department announced seven Kansans in the U S Army Eighth Air Force earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in England. Named are First Lt. William H Barker Cherryvale First Lt. Wesley V Huguenin Peabody Second Lt. Charles E Brittain El Dorado S/Sgt Elmo E Mischler Osborne S/Sgt Glenn E Murray Hope S/Sgt Cornelius J O Connor Hartford Lake Ray H Robinson Arkansas City. Murray later reported missing over Germany March 6 but Red Cross said he is a prisoner of war in Germany. He was a radio gunner on a Flying Fortress. A Russian offensive was claimed by Vichy radio with no confirmation.
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Washington
War Department Today
United States Army
Eighth Air Force
England
William H. Barker
Cherryvale
Wesley V. Huguenin
Peabody
Charles E. Brittain
el Dorado
Elmo E. Mischler
Osborne
Glenn BE. Murray
Hope
Cornelius J. O'Connor
Hartford
Lake Ray H. Robinson
Arkansas
Glenn E. Murray
J. W. Murray
Journal- World Staff
Germany
War Department
International Red Cross
Softball Tournament Lights Up Cub Pack 58 Meet
Cub Pack 58 sponsored by Trinity Lutheran held a softball tournament at South Park. Seventy Cubs played under M. C. Ball with den mothers listed. Winners in hall games were Dens two three five and seven. Dens two and three remain undefeated in tournament play.
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South Park
Cub Pack
Trinity Lutheran Church
M. C. Ball
Klaus Abeng
M. J. Patterson
M. G. Ball
Arthur Craig
Floyd Holcom
L. Brubaker
L. Brubaker, Mirs. F. W. Cox
Guy Scales
Alva Hodges
M. J. Carpenter
Dens
Guards Get Rifles Convert Lawrence State Guard Armament
The Lawrence State Guard received 34 Enfield rifles and bayonets, 43 gas masks, and 5 .38 Colt pistols for officers and enlisted men. Earlier shipments included two Thompson submachine guns and two Reising pistols. Twelve gauge shotguns will be returned to state HQ. The company, now at full strength of 400, drills Mondays at the Armory or South Park.
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Lawrence State Guard
Lawrence Company
Guards
South Park
Artillery Fire and Rail Disruption Hit Rome Area
Allied bombing disrupts rail service into Rome cutting mail from northern Italy to one car per week and worsening food shortages for about two million civilians. Civilians seek news. Gestapo hunts continue with informers offered rewards.
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Bari
Italy
Rome
Civiians
Gestapo
Marriage Licenses Issued at Douglas County Court House
A marriage license was issued yesterday at the Douglas County Court House to Peter K Hansen and Vens B Hickman both of Kansas City Missouri.
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Douglas County Court House
Peter K. Hansen
Vens B. Hickman
Kansas City, Mo
Markets at a Glance Reflect Mixed Bond and Grain Action
In New York on May 27, traders saw mixed activity across markets. Bonds held steady while rails advanced modestly. cotton and grains were quiet or uneven amid hedging and short-covering. hogs steady with top at 13.78 and cattle firmer for the week. Kansas City livestock showed slow sales and varied prices across steers, calves, and sheep, while wheat and corn in Chicago were subdued but edged higher near the close.
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New York
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Best Arizonas
Wall Street
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