Planning failures in wartime medical units discussed
Dr. J B Weaver, World War II veteran and former Evacuation hospital officer, described how lack of planning and poor staff work hurt operations from North Africa to Normandy. He contrasted delayed equipment with better supply lines in Sicily and France, urged civilian doctors for war wounds, universal training, and cautioned against caste agitation in the army.
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J. B. Weaver
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Kiwania Club
Elde &Ridge Hotel
Ith
Camponard Wood
England
Weaver
May Curtail Session Of Governors Meet
Oklahoma City May 27 The possibility of shortening the national conference of governors due to program curtailments and reduced attendance from the railroad strike was to be studied by the executive committee today. Governor Edward Martin said the committee might speed the program to finish by tomorrow night as 28 governors were present or en route and attendance was down about one fourth. Key topics include labor issues veterans affairs the draft and the National Guard with notable figures such as Maj. Gen. Hershey Gen Eisenhower and Admiral Nimitz among expected attendees.
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Oklahoma City
National Conference of Governors
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Martin
Frank Bane
Truman
Veterans’ Affairs
Draft
National Guard
Lewis H. Hershey
Selective Service
B. B. Miltenberger
War Apartment
William A. R. Robertson
National Guard Bureau
Patterson
Gen
Omar .N. Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Leavenworth KU Alumni Plan Organization Meeting
Plans for a Leavenworth county KU alumni group were set, with the first meeting held today at Leavenworth High School. Speakers include Professor Allen Crafton and Willis Tompkins, with music from the fine arts program, aimed at boosting school spirit and networking among alumni.
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University of Kansas
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth University
Leavenworth
University of Kansas 4
Allen Crafton
School of Fine Arts
Willis Tompkins
University
Farmers Union to Challenge Gasoline Tax in Kansas
Kansas Farmers Union plans a test of the one cent gasoline tax law's constitutionality. President B. Ke Dean told a Democratic meeting in Topeka that a suit will be filed and likely carried to the state supreme court. He called the law discriminatory against farmers.
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Farmers Union
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Farmers Union
Lida
Atterness
State Supreme Court
Kansas
Farmers recall stakes as election nears this year
Lt Commander Richard Nelson returns to Lawrence on terminal leave from the navy after 42 months of service in the medical corps including the Southwest Pacific and Philippines duties. He is a Kansas University graduate and is expected to resume practice in Lawrence, with family in Green Mountain Falls, Colo. The piece notes a possible Democratic gubernatorial candidacy by Dean and mentions thrifty habits like reading the classifieds.
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Richard O. Nelson
Lawrence
Navy
San Francisco
Navy Medical Corps
Southwest
Philippines
States
Nelson
Green Mountain Falls
Colo
W. QO. Nelson
Margaret Nelson
College At Thearsity of Kansas
George W. University
Washington, D.C
Memorial Service Set For Sailor Soldier Dead
The Spanish-American Auxiliary will lead a memorial service for the sailor-soldier dead in Robinson Park Thursday morning at 9 30 o clock. The Woman's Relief Corps and other patriotic orders are invited to participate. The public is invited to attend.
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Robinson Park
Woman's Relief Corps
Transformation to Modern Kitchen Help Drives Personal Reform
A woman confesses a month of adjustments while living with relatives, detailing her turn toward domestic efficiency. She adapts to a garbage disposal, then embraces a dishwasher after initial resistance, noting time saved and improved mood. The narrative ends with her planning to streamline further by preloading dishes.
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House Beautiful Magazine
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