Battle Shifts To Stalingrad Flank
German quarters conceded the siege’s main fighting shifted to the northern flank as Soviet forces pressed from the Volga city. Red Army reports claim house-to-house fighting, with Russians pushing Germans from suburbs and within the inner city while Russian counters halted several German advances.
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Stalingrad
Volga
Orlovka
Stalin
Don
Red Army
Red Star
Russia
Izvestia
Iun
Semeon Timoshenko
Mozdok
Central
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Leningrad
Red Fin’ Army
Roosevelt tour secrecy contrasted with Axis propaganda
New York October 2. Indications show President Roosevelt's defense plant tour was kept secret from the public while Berlin and Rome broadcast attempts to interpret American news. The axis alleged the secrecy while criticizing U.S. press freedom and censorship.
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New York
Roosevelt
Berlin
Churchill
Moscow
Stockholm
Mr. Roosevelt
Rome
Tokyo
Five Japanese Ships Destroyed In Pacific Sub and Air Raids
Navy communiques report five Japanese ships destroyed and four probably sunk with three damaged in western Pacific submarine actions and Alentiana Aleutians air attacks. Liberator bombers struck Kiska and Attu areas. one Zero shot down and several ships damaged or sunk. Attu raid shows long range bomber reach from Aleutians theater.
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Washington
Navy Today
Western Pacific
Alentiana
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Army
United States
Navy Department
North Pacific
Kiska
Attu
Ers
Douglas farmers urged to apply for tenant purchase loans
The Farm Security Administration in Lawrence invites Douglas county farmers to apply for tenant purchase loans to expand small homes into economic family farms. Eligible applicants must have operated a farm at least one year and derive most income from farming, with no current government real estate loan, and plan to run the enlarged unit full time. John Linn can provide details. Twelve farm purchases have already been completed in the county with buyers making improvements.
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Douglas County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Security Administration
Lawrence
Fred Peterson
FSA
Peterson
John Linn
Chandler and White to Be Next World Series Hurlers
World Series game three at Yankee Stadium will feature Ernie White for St. Louis and Spud Chandler for New York. Southworth and McCarthy announced the next starters on the train to New York. Chandler anchored the Yankee rotation with 16 wins and five losses, while White, hindered by injuries, finished seven and five and won decisive games against Chicago.
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New York
Ernie White
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Stock Market Averages Show Slight Rise
The Average 60 and stock index edged higher with the figure at 38.5 compared to 38.1 yesterday. Investors watched minor gains amid cautious trading.
Lawrence School Levy Reduced by Final Valuation Increase
The 1942 tax levy for the Lawrence school district is .18 mill lower than expected after final valuation rose about $187,000. The cut splits into .14 for the general fund and .04 for bond and interest. Final figures await Johnson county valuations. two townships will not levy this year.
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Lawrence
Mildred LeSner
Johnson County
Kanwaka
Lecompton
Grant Township
Wakarusa
Willow Springs
Eudora
Clinton
Marion
Palmyra
Baldwin
City
County
Good Scrap Weather Prompts Autumn Chores Across Kansas
Topeka reports mild autumn warmth as S D Flora urges Kansans to finish outdoor work while conditions stay dry. Forecasts show abnormally warm weather with no rain and highs near 80s in the southeast, while Codge City and Geneseo posted 88 degrees. Ellis recorded a low of 44 degrees.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Flora
Codge City
Geneseo
Kansas
Ellis
American Bombers Raid Northern France Today
American bomber formations escorted by fighters attacked targets in northern France this afternoon, as reported. German long wave stations went off air shortly after the announcement, possibly signaling new air raids.
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London
France
Deutschlandsender
State Guard Equipment Bill Resigns at Roosevelt Request
Washington October 2 legislation authorizing the war department to furnish arms ammunition clothing and equipment to state guard organizations as necessary by the secretary of war resigned by President Roosevelt. The measure covers guards in the United States territories Puerto Rico Canal Zone and the Virgin Islands.
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Washington
War Department
Secretary of War
Roosevelt
United States
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Virgin Islands
Roosevelt silent tour reveals wartime production surge
President Roosevelt toured war plants and bases from Detroit to Puget Sound in a secret swing, reporting plants running at 94 to 95 percent efficiency and planning higher production goals. He praised morale outside the capital and noted many women workers in factories. He left Washington September 17 and traveled about 600 miles daily.
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America
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Navy
Roosevelt
Congress
Capital
Chrysler Tank Arsenal
Detroit
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Allis- Chalmers
Milwaukee
Federal Cartridge Company
New Brighton
Minn
Plains
North Dakota
Montana
Farragut
Athol
Ida
Fort Lewis
Bremerton Navy Yard
Boeing Flying Fortress
Puget Sound
Aluminum Company of America
Vancouver
Henry J. Kaiser
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Portland
Whisky Output Halt Planned for War Effort on Oct 8
Washington reports the War Production Board orders all beverage whiskey output diverted to industrial alcohol after October 8. Distilleries must ship high wines to redistillation plants for conversion to 190 proof industrial alcohol for explosives and synthetic rubber. Officials note a substantial supply remains despite ongoing conversions.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Trucks Donate To Help City School Scrap Drive
Eleven trucks have volunteered to collect city school scrap piles Sunday morning. Trucks will arrive at each schoolyard at 9 o clock and be met by aerograds who will assist with loading. Principals say more volunteers are needed to speed the work. Donating firms include Finckney Orley M. Smith Coal Co Shaw Lumber Co Cordleygh J Underwood and Sons Paul Friend Lumber Co McAllaster Burgner Bowman Matthews Co City of Lawrence New York Auto Wrecking and Junk Woodlawn Logan Moore Lumber Co Lincoln University Coal Co.
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Finckney Orley M. Smith Coal Co
Shaw Lumber Co
Cordleygh J. Underwood and Sons
Paul Friend Lumber Co
McAllaster Burgner-Bowman-Matthews Co
City of Lawrence
New York
Woodlawn Logan-Moore Lumber Co
Lincoln University Coal Co
Jayhawk Football Team Arrives in Denver for Pioneers Game
Kansas University fans and Denver alumni greet the Jayhawks as they arrive in Colorado capital. Alston McCarty, a 1912 law graduate, offers to tour the city with coaches and players. Coach Gwinn Henry speaks at a Gyro luncheon before the game while many alumni and engineers from a government ski camp at Pando attend tonight’s Denver contest.
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Jayhawk
Denver
Colorado
Alston McCarty
University Law
Gwinn Henry
D. A. Pioneers
Fred Ellsworth
Alumni Association
K. U
Pando
Colo
Employment Offices Open Week Days at Sunflower
All employment and personnel interviewing offices at the Sunflower Ordnance Works operate Monday through Saturday. Applicants may secure interviews on any weekday unless demand is excessive, in which case appointments are given for early interviews. Rumors claim certain days are required, but offices are open every day except Sundays.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Local Pastor Named Head Of Christian Convention
The Rev. Harold G. Barr, pastor of the First Christian church, was elected president of the Kansas Christian church convention at El Dorado. The new vice president is the Rev. S. B. Braden of Wichita. M. N. Penny of Lawrence joined the Kansas Bible college trustees. The group expressed gratitude to George O. Foster for service on the Bible college board and noted his role in selecting Myers Hall 41 years ago.
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Harold G. Barr
First Christian Church
Kansas Christian Church Convention
el Dorado
S. B. Braden
Wichita
Kansas Bible College
K. U
M. N.penny
Lawrence
George O. Foster
Bible College
Myers Hall
Reed Seeks Probe Into Rail Requisitioning
Senator Clyde M. Reed of Kansas introduced a resolution urging the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee to investigate government agencies requisitioning railroad property. Agencies named include the War Production Board the Office of Defense Transportation and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He acted after learning 185 miles of Santa Fe branch lines in Kansas would be requisitioned October 5 despite promises this would be held in abeyance.
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Washington
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Reed
Santa Fe
Ice Plant Walkout Halts Delivery in Lawrence
Workers at the American Service company ice plant in Lawrence walked out early this morning halting ice delivery to most users. About 16 or 17 employees quit, citing unsatisfactory pay though no specific wage demand was stated. Rankin arranged limited continued service to hospitals and some outlets as police intervened to clear docks and protect deliveries.
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Lawrence
American Service Company
Robert C. Rankin
Rock
Rankin
Prccy
Orville Church
Church
S.O.W
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Leavenworth
Ice Company
Oua
Jack Dillon
Dillon
Clarence Bliesner
Bliesner
Massachusetts
Iron Picket Fence Aids Scrap Drive For WarEffort
The iron picket fence from the F W Barteldes home at 721 Indiana Street will be melted into weapons for the U S armed forces. The 150 foot length will boost Douglas county salvage totals in a three week drive. Otto Barteldes said no money from sale will go to the estate and the junkyard payment goes to the Douglas county Red Cross.
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Indiana Street
F. W. Barteldes
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Barteldes
Fense
Douglas County
Otto Barteldes
The
Red Cross
Slogan Chosen for Sunflower Ordnance Works Morale Drive
The Sunflower Sentinel announces the slogan Let the Sunflower Outshine the Rising Sun as the morale promotion line for Sunflower Ordnance Works. Proposed by H. M. Stafford of the plant fire department, the slogan was selected after weeks of promotion.
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Sunflower Sentinel
Sunflower Ordnance Works
H. M. Stafford
Meat ration cuts ordered to support armed forces
The Office of Price Administration limited civilian meat distribution by nearly 20 percent until December 31. Large packers must cut beef 20 percent from last year, pork 25 percent, and lamb and mutton 5 percent while smaller mills follow 1941 delivery levels. Lend lease will take 80 percent of cutter and canner beef. Violators face fines and jail.
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Washington
Armed Forces
Lend Lease
Office of Price Administration
Army
Navy
Agriculture Department
Reuter Organ Plant Closes After 22 Years in Lawrence
The Reuter Organ company in Lawrence shuts its plant after a War Production Board order to discontinue organ and piano manufacture. Forty workers will mostly transfer to Hercules at Sunflower Ordnance Works. three artisans travel to Virginia for production training. The firm, moved from Trenton in 1920, had hoped for war contracts but failed to secure them.
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Lawrence
Reuter Organ Company
Hercules Company
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Edgar Jost
Albert Floro
Joe Garbutt
Hercules
Virginia
Wart Production Board
Reuter Company
War Production Board
Reuter
Trenton
Legion Angles for Scrap: Digging Posts for War Effort
Lawrence American Legion Dorsey Liberty Post leads a Sunday dig through the city to scrap old hitching posts. 18 posts offered, potential increase. crew of 15 plus, commander Ivan Rowe to lead. Post 30 caliber gun to be destroyed, World War relic donated. Proceeds go to Junior Red Cross war program. Volunteers urged to meet at Post Rooms, or call 2596 to contribute posts or arrange route.
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Lawrence
Dorsey-Liberty
American Legion
Ivan Rowe
Rowe
Ship Winter
W. H. Pasewark
Red Cross
Local School Scrap Drive Reaches Final Day
Students across Kansas City mobilize for a citywide scrap metal collection with several tons gathered at each school. Francis Alexander and Richard Stanwix each reach one ton, while Cordley and Pinckney New York schools post strong gains. Proceeds to welfare work via Parent-Teacher associations. Volunteers and husky fathers urged to assist Sunday morning loading and transport to junk yards.
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Francis Alexander
Richard Stanwix
Woodlawn
Cordley
Pinckney
New York
Othe
McAllaster
Lincoln School
North Lawrence
Sailors From K. U. to Help on Farms Tomorrow
At least 12 seamen from the U S Navy machinists mates school at K U will work on farms this weekend in the community. Four farmers have placed orders with the U S employment service for sailors to aid in harvesting crops. Clyde Kahn requested two men this morning and Willis Dunn asked for two this afternoon, with R G Kyle and J E Howard each ordering four.
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U.S. Navy Machinists
K.U
U.S. Employment Service Office
Clyde Kahn
Willis Dunn
R. G. Kyle
J. E. Howard
Football scores tonight from Journal-World Sport Service
Scores from three community games will be provided by the Journal-World Sport Service by phone 22. The Kansas-Denver game starts at 9 15 p m Lawrence time with half time around 10 30 and final around midnight. Lawrence Rosedale at 8 o'clock will supply half and final scores from Rosedale. Haskell William Chrisman game scores will also be available for non attenders.
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Journal-World Sport Service
Lawrence
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Pacific
Chandler and White
Midwest
the Central
Sunflower
Douglas County Red Cross
Ordnance Works
Reuter Organ Factory
Legion
City School
Sveral
Kaneas
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