U S Navy Attacks In Pacific With Heavy Aerial Bombardment
Allied forces announce major naval air strikes in the Solomon Islands and southwest Pacific. U S dive bombers sink a Japanese destroyer and damage another plus a cruiser in two October raids. MacArthur's air offensive drops heavy bombs on Rabaul and Lae as Australian patrols report contact with Japanese forces in the Owen Stanley range. Willkie returns to Washington after a world fact finding mission urging a second European front.
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Solomon Islands
Knox
United States
Pacific
South Seas
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
Age
Britain
Lae
New Guinea
Buka
MacArthur
Owen Stanley
Lower Solomons
U.S
Guadalcanal
China
Wendell ‘L. Willkie
Willkie
Washington
Roosevelt
Group of Workers Walks Out of Busy Ship Yard
About 400 welders and fitters walked out at the South Portland Shipbuilding yard amid wartime activity. They protested wage differentials the management had promised to implement today. Company official: no demands were made. pay was halted and pass-out slips issued.
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South Portland
South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation
House
Mer‘chat Marine
Arthur Sewall
William S. Newell
Local rationing board to continue issuing sugar certificates
Douglas county war price and rationing board will keep issuing canning sugar certificates as long as there is a need. Chairman John Brand said ample notice will be given through the proper channels when the issuing of certificates will cease.
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Douglas County
John Brand
Evan Jimmie Pierce Dates Noted at Church Event
Evan Jimmie Pierce is associated with an event at the Church of God spanning October 11 to October 25. Luther H. ACV is cited in connection with the notice and lith md N. H. unclear.
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Evan. Jimmie. Pierce
Church of God
Lith
N. H. Acv
Annual Rose Bowl Game Set for New Year’s Day
Pasadena announces a Rose Bowl football game on New Year’s Day possibly not in the Rose Bowl and not a college contest. The Tournament of Roses will proceed subject to military approval with service teams possibly playing for relief. No floral parade will be held regardless of location.
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U. S
Pasadena
Calif
Tournament of Roses Association
Pacific Coast Conference
James K. Ingham
Association
Army
Navy
Ingham
German U boats menace West Africa shipping at Cape Palmas
Reported Allied ships struck by small German U boats off Cape Palmas in the Atlantic's West Africa bulge. Survivors describe conning-tower armament and crewed subs, with Britain noting this practice began early in the war. Cape Palmas cited as focal point for submarine activity in the Liberia and French West Africa region.
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United Nations
West Africa
Atlantic
Cape Palmas
Tcape Palmas
Negro Republic of Liberia
Ivory Coast
French West Africa
Vichy
Africa
Freetown
Takorddi
U S Bombers Destroy 48 Enemy Planes in France Raid
London dispatch reports United States bombers destroyed 48 enemy planes in a northern France air raid. The operation involved 115 bombers, with at least 53 enemy planes shot down overall, and no fatalities among returning personnel.
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London
United States
France
United States Army
Kansas schools release 244 typewriters for war effort
Wichita report shows seventy Kansas high schools colleges and public schools released 244 standard typewriters to the government in the past week. H G Hartzell district manager of the war production board said several hundred more machines are expected to be released soon from 500 Kansas schools to aid army and navy needs.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
H. G. Hartzell
War Production Board
Tony
Hartzell
Volunteers Urged to Support Fuel Oil Rationing Efforts
OPA State Director H. O. Davis issued an appeal from Wichita Kansas for volunteers with clerical and bookkeeping training to aid local rationing boards. The goal is to have fuel oil rationing functioning smoothly and all problems settled by end of October to train personnel for upcoming gasoline rationing.
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Wichita
Kan
OPA
H. O. Davis
Davis
Nazis Struggle to Save Volga Flank Amid City Battles
Soviet reports claim heavy German losses near Leningrad and on the Volga front. In Stalingrad the fight intensifies with Red forces repelling multiple German assaults while advancing artillery and air attacks pound the city.
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Volga
Stalingrad
Don
Leningrad
Lake
Ladoga
Izvestia
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Lawrence Merchants Rally in War Drive for Tanks
Citizens urged in a wartime appeal to gather securified tanks and other scrap. Workers should start early, haul completed collections to the junk yard or trust Red Cross trucks for pickup, with cash paid on the spot. The appeal stresses duty and urgency to aid the Axis defeat.
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Lawrence
Red Cross
Scrapyard Leaders Hold Top Ranking In National Drive
Western states Kansas Utah and Oregon led a nationwide metal scrap campaign ranking by per person pounds rather than total tonnage. The 21 day drive ends next Saturday with 24 states listed and total collections around 791 171 tons or 25.5 pounds per person across the top states.
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New York
Kansas
Utah
Oregon
Metal Scrap Drive Counseer
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Maryland
Wisconsin
Missouri
Oklahoma
Acar
Tobias Calgon
South Dakota
Idaho
Massachusetts
Teachers Hear Naomi Light On India Customs
About 75 Douglas County teachers attended a Liberty Memorial High School auditorium meeting this morning. Naomi Light spoke on life in India and customs, showing articles she brought back. A December meeting was set after a brief business session. The program included group singing and two numbers by Mary Alice Demeritt of Old Belvoir district, accompanied by Celesta Thurber.
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Douglas County
Naomi Light
India
Liberty Memorial High Aghogl
Milk relief promised by OPA at Wichita conference
OPA officials promised a price adjustment to restore the differential between Grade A milk and ungraded milk for cheese and butter. The method to achieve this was not announced. The meeting drew 52 attendees from about 25 towns, including four Lawrence participants.
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OPA
Wichita
Stricter Dim-Out Rules Enforced Along Pacific Coast
San Francisco reports new and tighter dim-out regulations for Pacific coast states. Lieutenant General J L DeWitt, head of the western defense command, amended the August 20 rules to require shielding of essentially all light visible from above in restricted zones. Lights visible from the sea remain largely unchanged. The proclamation takes effect October 25, with street lighting rules effective November 12 for civil authorities to comply.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
J. L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Fourth Army
Douglas County Aims to Scrap 1,000,000 Pounds Next Week
A community wide drive targets a million pounds of scrap metal to aid war production. Every family forms a committee to deliver scrap to a buying point, with volunteer trucks from the Salvation Army and Red Cross for those unable to transport materials.
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Douglas County
United States
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Eagles Edge Tigers 14 7 for First Win in Series
Boston College defeats Clemson 14 to 7 in Boston. Eagles overcome a stubborn Clemson defense to claim their first win in three meetings with the Tigers.
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Boston College
Boston
Clemson Tiger
Eagles
Football Finals Highlighted Scores from Eastern Games
Football finals list results with West Virginia 13 over South Carolina 0. Lafayette defeated Fort Monmouth 7 to 3. Colgate beat Dartmouth 27 to 19.
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Virginia
South Carolnn
Lafayette
Fort Monmouth
Colgate
Dartmouth
Soviet Union abolishes commissar system in Red Army
Soviet Russia ends the political commissar system and orders absorption of commissars as regular officers. A decree signed by Kalinin and a defense ministry order by Stalin reorganize command ranks and train inexperienced commissars in two months. Courses will enroll 180 to 250 students with military training.
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Berlin
Stalingrad
Volga
Moscow
Soviet Russsia
Red
Supreme Soviet
Kalinin
Commissariat of Defense
Stalin
Judge confirms sheriff's sale of delinquent properties
Judge Hugh Means confirmed the sheriff's sale of delinquent tax properties conducted on September 8 9 and 19 with exceptions for protests by Mrs Irving Bratton of Lawrence and James S Swoyer of Oskaloosa. Total proceeds were 17900.89 dollars not including pre sale redemptions. Deeds likely ready late next week per Milton Beach county attorney.
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Hugh Means
Irving Bratton
Lawrence
James S. Swoyer
Oskaloosa
Milton Beach
Ed McDonald Retires as Regional Social Security Chief
Kansas City Oct 10 Ed McDonald retires as regional director of the social security board to devote full time to new duties as regional director of the War Manpower Commission. His assistant J E Wrenn is advanced to regional social security director and will also lead defense health and welfare services. The region includes Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
War’manpower Commission
Ed McDonald
Social Security Board
McDonard
J. E. Wrenn
Wrenn
Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Chinese Independence Day Observed by KU Student
Mou-Hui King a mechanical engineering student at the University of Kansas from Peiping China spent Independence Day collecting scrap metal for the Junior Red Cross He said the day honored China and that aiding the collection would help get more fighting weapons for the United Nations
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Mou-Hui King
University of Kansas
Peiping
China
Red Cross
United Nations
No Gas Book if Person Owns More Than 5 Tires
Detroit October 10. Gasoline rationing likely nationwide within weeks will limit motorists to five tires per vehicle registered in the owner’s name. An applicant for a rationing card must swear no more than five tires per car or indicate willingness to sell excess casings to the government.
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Detroit
Scrap Iron Drive At University Reaches Two Tons
The University campus near Fowler shops now holds about two tons of scrap iron after 500 pounds from Miss Elizabeth Meguiar and student donations. The Hill drive by the Coeds Volunteer Corps and the KuKus raises the campus quota to 35,000 pounds. Proceeds fund Christmas gifts for KU troops overseas. The pile features a Chi Omega jalopy Persephone, two bed frames, and other items, with a Karl Mattern poster reading Christmas cheer for boys not here.
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Elizabeth Meguiar
Fowler
Coeds Volunteer Corps
KuKus
K. U
Karl Mattern
Haugland Reaches Australia After Jungle Ordeal
Verna Haugland AP war correspondent returns to Australia from New Guinea jungles and shows progress toward recovery after seven weeks of wandering.
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Haugland
Australia
Verna Haugland
Associated Press
New Guinea
Fire in Keokuk hall linen room at Haskell checked
Fire in a linen room at Keokuk hall on the Haskell campus was limited by quick action of students using extinguishers and a small fire hose until city firemen arrived. Fire Chief Ingels praised the student crew and noted the blaze origin was undetermined with bedding damaged and many sheets soiled.
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Keokuk Hall
Haskell
Ingels
Charter Recorded for Happy Homes Inc In Real Estate Plan
The charter for Happy Homes Inc issued October 5 by the secretary of state was recorded in the register of deeds. The firm plans real estate dealing and construction work with offices at 1532 Tennessee and Grover Taylor as resident agent. Directors are Grover Taylor Leo F Brady and Mildred Taylor Brady. Capital is 9150 dollars.
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Happy Homes, Inc
Secretary of State
Register of Deeds
Tennessee
Grover Taylor
Leo F. Brady
Mildred Taylor Brady
Dr Kernahan Sets Busy Sunday Schedule for Visitation
Dr A E Kernahan will address a Trinity Lutheran gathering at 2 pm Sunday as part of the Kernahan Visitation Evangelism campaign. He will speak six times Sunday morning at Centenary Methodist 10 20 am North Lawrence Christian 11 00 am First Methodist 11 15 am First Presbyterian 11 25 am Friends 11 45 am First Baptist with afternoon and evening visitation.
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Kernahan
Trinity Lutheran Church
First Methodist
First Presbyterian
Friends
First Baptist
Chrysler Plant Detroit Resumes Full Production After Curtailed Day
Production returned to normal today at the Chrysler corporation Jeffer son avenue plant in Detroit after a one day curtailment caused by a dispute over a no smoking rule.
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Chrysler
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Jefferson Avenue
Milk quality questioned in Lecompton by health unit
Douglas county health officials warn Lecompton milk is produced under unsanitary conditions and poorly handled. Sanitarian Joe L Walker urges blanket county milk regulations as investigators probe the issue. Governor Ratner proclaims Bible Week for October 12 to 18, urging Kansans to read a chapter daily.
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Douglas County Health Unit
Lecompton
Joe L
Walker
Sanitarian
Heart Unit
Ratner
Topeka
Enlistment Notices Received for Army Inductions
Notice from the selective service office of two enlistments received today. Don L. Hayward of 1037 Tennessee is listed for the army here. Martin Eugene Henry of 742 Arkansas is listed for the army at Fort Leavenworth.
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Selective Service Office
Don L. Hayward
Tennessee
Martin Eugene Henry
Arkansas
Ft. Leavenworth
England and Scotland Play to Scoreless War Time Draw at Wembley
A wartime international at Wembley ended in a 0 0 draw before 75 000 spectators. Among the crowd were King George I of Greece and King Oscar of Norway plus numerous ministers and high officials. The match drew the largest English crowd since 1939.
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London
England
Scotland
Wembley Stadium
George I
Greece
Aakon
Norway
Osawatomie Flier First to Down Nazi Plane in Egyptian Battle
Cairo reports Allied air forces shot down or damaged about 20 axis planes in air battles on the Egyptian front. Second Lieut. William J. Mount of Osawatomie Kansas credited with the day’s first confirmed U.S. fighter victory. American bombers attacked Bengali harbor and Suda bay while heavy bombers hit fuel installations. All raiders returned safely.
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A. U.S. Navy
Guadalcanal
Navy
Osawatomie Flier
Cairo
Bengali
Amanla
William J. Mount
Osawatomie
Kan
United States Air Forces
Mount
United States
Bengali Harbor
Suda Bay
Crete
Alsab Wins Handicap at Belmont in New York
Alsab romped to victory in the 2% mile New York handicap at Belmont. Warren Wright's Whirlaway finished third in the race on Friday with strong showings from the field and other entrants.
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Alsab
Handica
New York
Stock Market Index Edges Near 40 On Day
The stock index covering 60 stocks rose toward 40 with an average around 39.6 while market activity remained steady. Investors reassessed early gains as trading momentum softened late in the session.
Rural Areas Are Doing a Fine Job in Scrap Drive
Douglas County rural schools push to end a nation wide scrap metal drive for Uncle Sam's armament program. India school leads with 88 570 pounds, Number Six district close behind with 18 385 pounds, and Bismarck 25 575 pounds. Final week ends Saturday with $40 in prizes. farmers urged to remove old machinery from fields by then.
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Douglas County
Journal World
India
Number Six
Bismarck
Midland
Clinton
Sigel
Weaver
Baldwin No
Anwaka
Nebraska
Distrit
Pounds Lake View
Stony Point
Weybrigh
Kanwikat Valley
Franklin
Ateeteermates
Baldwin Young Sbaeeneeesntheryenenesenenastreenteee
Barker
Old Belvoir
Lecompton
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Coal Creek
Harmony
Iearfield Wim
Ite
Oak Ridge
Adaline
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Columbia
Big Springs
Oak Hill
Independence Excelsior Aeanee
Corel
Army Show Guests at White House After Performance
Eight hundred soldiers from Irving Berlin's This Is the Army visited the White House after last night's show. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt hosted supper and a mansion tour, with Mrs. Roosevelt giving a brief history of the building. The President had attended a special matinee and urged the public to see the production.
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Washington
Irving Berlin
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