Naval Officer Rear Admiral Woodward to Visit Sunflower Works
Rear Admiral Howell Woodward, born 1877 in Atlanta, will visit Sunflower Ordnance Works to confer the Army Navy E award on plant operators. His long career includes World War I service, two Navy Distinguished Service Medals, and a later role as chief of the Navy Industrial Incentive Division.
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Clark Howell Woodward
Sunflower Ordnance Works
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Atlanta
U. S. Naval Academy
Sunflower
Navy Department
Admiral Woodward
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Sampson
West Indies
Abdon Calderon
Howell
U.S.S. Brooklyn
Schley
Santiago de Cuba
San Francisco
Cal
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New York
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Scapa Flow
U. 8
Brazil
Pacific Fleet
Naval War College
Peru
Naval General Staff
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Milwaukee
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
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U. S. Fleet
United States
Yeak
Nicaraguan Supreme Court
Bauadron
Naval General Board
Feet
Third Naval District
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
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Bridge Plans Nearing Completion for Wakarusa River Route
Plans and specifications for a new steel and concrete bridge across the Wakarusa river at the Douglas county farm south of Lawrence are complete. A construction contract will be let soon after the new year. The structure features four 270 foot spans and two 60 foot end spans, a 28 foot rise above the stream, and 47 feet of piling below water. The north end includes a 10 foot fill tapering to the county road. the south end a five foot cut. Road plans relocate traffic directly south, removing a curve near the county buildings.
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Wakarusa River
Douglas County
Lawrence
Degree Work Put on Last Night at Masonic Temple
Above 100 men sat down to dinner at the Masonic Temple before the 13th and 14th degrees in the fall reunion of the Lawrence Scottish Rite bodies. The event was the third of ten weekly meetings for a class of about 40 candidates, with 82 candidates taking part in the work led by Dr. R. A. Schwegler and Albert Martin of Topeka, former Lawrence resident, in charge.
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Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
Awrence
R. A. Schwegler
Albert Martin
Topeka
Lawrence
Escal
K. D. Forney
Hospitalized After 26 Months in Egypt and Italy
Captain Kenneth D. Forney and Mrs. Forney arrived from Ashburn General Hospital McKinney Texas on 30 day sick leave. They visit his parents and relatives in Lawrence as he plans to visit Canon City Colorado next week to see brother Oscar Forney. Forney, a quartermaster in the Air Service Command, has been hospitalized for arthritis after 26 months in Egypt and Italy. Sister A G Zollo of Washington Dc will visit tonight. October 9 marks the last day for enrollment in Lawrence Business College evening classes.
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Kenneth D. Forney
Ashburn General Hospital
McKinney
Tex
H. A. Forney
Route 2
J. W. McGinnis
North Sixth Street
Canon City
Colo
Oscar Forney
Lawrence
Captain Forney
A. G. Zollo
Washington, D.C
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Quartermaster Corps
Air Service Command
Egypt
Italy
Drive for milkweed aids war effort in Douglas County
County agent Six reports milkweed drive by 4-H clubs, district schools, and rural churches to supply floss for life jackets. War Hemp Industries in Petoskey processes dried pods. workers are paid 20 cents per bag. Donation turnout is rising, with civic volunteers repairing blood bank curtain partitions and donors from Haskell and Lawrence sharing stories of service, including Lt. Karnowski who helped on D-Day.
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Douglas
War Hemp Industries, Inc
Petoskey
Mich
Farm Bureau
O. T. York
Sibleyville
Student Jo Lee Abbitt amid Red Cross blood drive notes
The article recalls Jo Lee Abbitt and peers in Lawrence donating blood for Pearl Harbor relief. It mentions May after Pearl Harbor, recent PE graduates wounded on Saipan, and continued giving. Wade Pierce of Douglas County Red Cross reports his sixth donation as donors line up and follow the new manners at the refreshment counter.
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Jo Lee Abbitt
Lawrence
Jo Lea
Pearl’ Harbor
Saipan
Wade Pierce
Douglas County
Refused Donor Remains Constant Visitor at Unit
A patient who has donated at every visit to the unit says he has grown accustomed to the process. He remarks that his system seems to have adapted and expresses a hopeful sentiment about continuing his support. He mentions feeling Ane as a personal sign of resilience.
Over a Million Dollars Bank Balance in Kansas Sep
Topeka Oct 5 The Kansas bank balance rose slightly over a million dollars during September Auditor George Robb said warrants to be distributed would leave the amount about unchanged The grand balance of all funds reached 288461978 at the end of September compared with 87495800 the previous month The general revenue fund stood at 11106668 against 11748422 at August end Trust funds rose slightly from 93664 to 33 Unemployment balance remained unchanged at 43238290
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Topeka
Kansas Bank
George Robb
Pras
Hi Trust
Finns Push Germans Back Near Kemi In Lapland Fight
Stockholm reports Finns push German forces north of the Kemi area with towns Rannu and Sima captured and near Livojaervi. Germans reinforce east of Kemi causing a slight Finnish retreat as Tornealo air bombings add pressure. Finns aim to expand their coastal lodgement while forming a postwar government with leftist leanings to align with Russia.
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Stockholm
Rannu
Sima
Livojuervi
Helsinki
Sanonheid
Kemi
Gulf
Livojaervi
Finland
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New York School
Miss Kirkham
Miss Abbitt
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Leslie Waters
Kansas City
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