Marshall Foresees Invasion of Europe for Army Cadets
West Point graduates hear General Marshall pledge a continental invasion as American forces grow to nearly 4.5 million by year end. He cites U S troops landing in England and planned landings in France, urges complete victory and recalls past expansions and global reach of the war effort.
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West Point
N. Y
George C. Marshall
Army
England
France
Marshall
Germany
Japan
London
R.A.F
Europe
Roosevelt
United Nations
Russia
Congress
Italy
Africa
Far East
Siberia
Pacific
Burma
China
India
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
America
Steel bins needed to store Kansas wheat, AAA appeals
The AAA urged Kansas truckers to haul empty steel bins from Iowa to create storage space for wheat. About 15 million bushels capacity planned, but only 2 million provided. Daly said bins would enable year round employment and curb ground storage as half of the expected 174 million bushels may require storage. Gabriel Cazell named summer statistician at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, to serve briefly before returning to KU.
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Manhattan
Kan
AAA
Kansas
Iowa
Walter Daly
Daly
Gabriel Cazell
University of Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Frank T. Stockton
School of Business
Carell
KU Goes to Work for Uncle Sam as Navy Training Expands
Dr. Laurence Woodruff, KU registrar, told Kiwanis members that the university has shifted to war needs, expanding Navy trainee instruction and advising students on deferments. He noted shortages in medicine, engineering, and sciences and anticipated an enlisted reserve corps for industry within a year. Capt. Ed Elbel attended the Kiwanis meeting.
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Uncle Sam
Laurence Woodruff
University of Kansas
Kiwanis Club
Woodruff
University
Ed Elbel
St. Louis
Army Air Corps
Kansas Youth Killed in Arizona Parachute Incident
Vernon Hall 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor L. Hall, was killed Wednesday near Boise after parachuting from a bomber during a mission. Navigator for a bombardment squadron, he landed safely at first but then fell over a cliff. A Parsons Junior college and Pittsburg Teachers College alum, he starred in football and basketball. He recently graduated from Kelly Field. Survived by his parents and siblings including brother Dale.
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Parsons
Victor L. Hall
Davis Field
Tucson
Ariz
Vernon
Accia
Boise
A. Hall
Parsons Junior College
Pittsburg Teachers
Kelly Field
Dale
Oklahoma man arrested in Missouri post office robbery case
Coy Edward White 25 of Tulsa Oklahoma was arrested near West Plains Missouri with four others for a $41 417 post office robbery at Braggs Oklahoma on April 19. William David Morris 31 and Evelyn 24 were charged with aiding White's escape from Oklahoma. A third suspect escaped in a red automobile as officers closed in. A dragnet extended through the Missouri and Arkansas Ozarks to intercept him.
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West Plains
CRI
State Highway Patrol
Edward White
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Braggs
William David Morris
Evelyn
Arkansas
Colorado
Missouri
Arkansas Ozarks
Five Marriage Licenses Issued by Judge Frank Gray
Probate Judge Frank Gray issued five marriage licenses yesterday to Charles Mull en Jr and Alice Russell of Lawrence and Washington, Ruth Vette and Donal Bell of Lawrence and Kansas City, Roy Power and Orphanora Johnson of Lawrence, Lyle Hege man and Frances Dillon of Lawrence, Allan Ewing and Elizabeth Abels of Lawrence. Hageman and Dillon were married by the judge.
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Frank Gray
Charles H. Mullen, Jr
Washington, D. C
Alice Russell
Lawrence
Donal Bell
Kansas City
Ruth Vette
Roy B. Power
Orphanora Johnson
Lyle H. Hegeman
Frances
EB. Dillon
Allan Roderick Ewing
Elizabeth Jean Abels
Hageman
Miss Dillon
Market Basket Prize To Mrs Husted For Patty Shells
The Market Basket prize was awarded to Mrs Charles Husted Route three for a recipe and method to make Patty Shells Puff paste. The instructions detail sifting flour salting butter with water forming dough chilling rolling folding and baking into shells. Next week’s prize invites a fruit preserving recipe using syrup and sugar.
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Mrs. Husted
Charles Husted
Route Three
Baptist convention urges wartime liquor ban nationwide
The Northern Baptist convention adopted a resolution urging the President and Congress to declare a state of emergency and ban the manufacture and sale of all alcoholic liquors except for medicinal and scientific use during the war. Rev. Joseph Chandler Robbins of Lynn, Massachusetts, was nominated without opposition for Baptist president to succeed Rev. William A. Elliott of Ottawa, Kansas.
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Cleveland
Northern Baptist Convention
Congress
Joseph Chandler Robbins
Lynn
Mass
Baptist Presidency
Robbins
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
William A. Elliott
Ottawa
Kan
Union Pacific Remembers Men In Armed Forces
Union Pacific railroad workers honor service members and sons of employees by sending each man a greeting card. A recent mailed card featured messages from a number of friends to a listed veteran.
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U. P
Armed Forces
Union Pacific Railroad
Messages From Home Boost Soldiers at Camps and Fronts
From training camps and war fronts, messages to soldiers arrive. Recipients say the consolidated letters from home are just what they like, strengthening morale and keeping them connected to home.
Congressional opposition shifts stance on nationwide gasoline rationing
Washington reports rising House opposition to extending eastern rationing nationwide. Leaders Rayburn and Lea doubt expansion. Steagall questions Henderson's broad powers. Senate panel backs retreads to conserve tires, while Connally group seeks public hearings with oil-state governors before any national rationing.
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Washington
House
Congress
Leon Henderson
Sam Rayburn
Lea
D-Calif
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Steagall
D-Al
House Banking Committee
Henderson
Altho
Senate
Small Business Committee
Arthur B. Newhall
Ellender
D-La
Rayburn
Connally
D-Tex
Memorial Day Plea for U.S. 75 Traffic
State Highway Patrol and Army officials urged motorists traveling to the bomber base south of Topeka to avoid U.S. 75. The joint warning came as construction activities were reported on the route during the Memorial Day period.
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State Highway Patrol
U.S. 75
Topeka
Up—Army
Here
Sightseers Could Slow Base Traffic During Shift Changes
Delays arise as visitors near the base cause traffic tie-ups during shift changes. Authorities warned the surge of sightseers could create the worst congestion of the year if it continues.
Student Council Votes Aid to Relief Agencies
Lawrence senior High School executive committee approved donations totaling 60 to relief groups Bundles for America Navy Relief China Relief and the U S O drive. The council ended the year with a surplus enough to buy a 100 war bond.
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Lawrence Senior High School
America
Navy
China
U.S.O
State welfare costs fall to new low in April
Topeka reports April administration costs for the Kansas social welfare program drop to 0.68 of a cent per dollar spent. Welfare board chair Fay N. Seaton notes $11,180 in state admin expenses, an 80 percent reduction from a year earlier, despite salary increases to retain staff. Total state and county admin costs reach $120,065 and 7.31 cents per dollar of the $1,641,406 April relief outlay.
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Topeka
Kansas
Welfare Board
Fay N. Seaton
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Spaeeaven
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Vernon Hall
Idaho
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Rea
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Vermont
Drake’s Bakery
SAMS
Ibs
Pillsbury
Old Scout
Frankfurters
Armour
U.S
Seutrimon
Nabisco
National Biscuit Company
Seaton Reports
MY Bobby
Sue
Zephyr Bakery
Cisco
Gerbers
Heinz & Libby's
Fleming
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