Mud and Gallant Push Across the Volturno Front
Allied forces press through Italian mud as General Clark’s Fifth Army seizes Pontelandolfo 19 miles northwest of Benevento while Montgomery’s Eighth Army advances along the Adriatic front. Air operations support crossing efforts and target German positions, roads, and communications in Greece and the Aegean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Pontelfandolfo
Benevento
Volturno
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Adriatic
Clark
Pontelandolfo
Ory
Ampolatt
Fragneto
Reino
Font
Pescolamazza
Tunisia
Sicily
Capua
Greece
Aegean
Mediterranean
Women to register War Ration Book 4 in Douglas County
W C Boardman, OCD county coordinator, will oversee Book 4 registration at the Community Building October 19 20 21 22. Miss Ruth Myer of the Business and Professional Women's club lines up volunteers to staff the October 20 shift from 7 30 to 9 p m for business women and girls who will work that night. Contact Miss Myer at the Douglas County Building or via phone niwahar 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Boardman
OCD
Ruth Myer
Eesional Women’s Club
Hav-Organisation
Wom 4 Fie
Miss Myers
Douglas County
Niwahar
Guerrilla Actions Strengthen Soviet Push Across Dnieper
Soviet forces aided by large guerrilla units behind German lines crossed the Dnieper to reinforce bridgeheads north of Kiev. Pravda quoted that divisions penetrated deep, captured German defense zones and dozens of western bank settlements while repulsing SS counterattacks and widening the front north and south of Kiev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red
Dnieper
Kiev
Communist Party
Pravda Ina
Pravda
Tirpitz Damaged by British Midget Submarines
London reports that the Nazi battleship Tirpitz sustained underwater damage from a British midget submarine attack on Sept 23 in Altenfjord Norway. Three subs failed to return, while photographs and reconnaissance confirm damage and lingering oil around her anchorages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Altenfjord
Norway
Altho
Tirpitz
Adolf Hitler
Trondheim
North Sea
Labor turnover in Kansas drops after job shift penalty raised
Topeka reports UPI that state war manpower director W. E. Franzke said labor turnover in essential Kansas industries declined after the unemployment penalty rose from 80 to 60 days for workers moving without approval. He noted some plants lose workers faster than they can hire and urged adherence to a wartime stabilization rule requiring a statement of availability from previous employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
UPI
E. W. Franzke
Kansas
Franzke
Gardner and Flory Trade Treasurer Posts Tomorrow
A. M. Gardner and Roy Flory announce an open house at the county treasurer’s office in the courthouse tomorrow from 2 30 to 4 30 p m with light refreshments. Gardner becomes county treasurer at noon tomorrow after two years as deputy to Flory. Flory becomes deputy treasurer under Gardner, a post he held when Gardner was treasurer 1939 to 1941. Both invite the public to attend and get acquainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
A. M. Gardner
Roy Flory
Gardner
Flory
Twelve Men Sent to Induction Center From Douglas County
Twelve men were sent to the Fort Leavenworth induction center this morning by the Douglas County selective service board. They departed at 9 a.m. from Lawrence area addresses, with several volunteering for Seabees and other duties. The group included Harold L Hunsinger, Jack S Christian, Jack W Cheek, Vernon J Landon, Leland E Parker, Vaughn W Brook Pontius, Charles J Herschell, Keith W Adriance, Charles D Robertson, Silas M Dyer Jr, Thomas C Hamm, and Maurice H Jennison, some transferred from other boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leavenworth
Douglas County Selective Service Board
Harold Leon Hunsinger
New York Street
Jack Samuel Christian
Lawrence
Jack W. Cheek
West Thirteenth Street
Seabees
Vernon Jay Landon
Maine Street
Leland Edward Parker
Lake Street
Vaughn Winter Brook Pontius
Charles James Herschell
Keith William Adriance
Charles Donald Robertson
Massachusetts Street
Silas Melvin Dyer, Jr
Tennessee Street
Pittsburg
Kan
Thomas Campbell Hamm
West Eighth Street
London, Tenn
Maurice Harry Jennison
Longiana Street
Iola
Pravda Calls for Quick Crushing of Hitlerite Germany
Moscow reports Pravda states the anti Hitler coalition can and should crush Germany soon to save Europe and humanity from further sacrifices. It notes Allied naval superiority and urges faster wartime effort by the United States and Britain, reflecting impatience with allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pravda
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
Hitler
State to Intervene in Wichita Rent Case
Kansas state was allowed to intervene in a Wichita rent case aimed at stopping eviction suits in state courts without OPA rules. Hearing for a temporary injunction is set for October 21. Also noted were related orders and other violations involving landlords, city officials, and selective service cases with penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Stephen S. Chandler
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Robert C. Foulston
Austin M. Cowan
Topeka
U. S
Walter Haxman
Roy Maltbie
Dewey
Clair FE. Robb
Harry W. Stout
John F
Eva Loveland
Chandler
Willard M. Glasco
Harvard F. Hudson
Dorothy de Lane
Glasco
Clarence M. Kornstett
Hutchinson
James C. Jimerson
el Dorado
Gail E. Ammann
Milan
Yankees Square Off With Cardinals To Close 1943 Series
At Sportsman’s Park in St Louis on October 11 the Yankees lead the Cardinals 2–0 as Spud Chandler faces Mort Cooper seeking a World Series clinch. Cards mix lineup, Yankees string hits and errors to stay in the game with no runs through five innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sportsman’s Park
St. Louis
New York Yankees
Spud Chandler
St. Louis Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Debs Garris
Danny Litwhiler
Johnny Hopp
Harry Walker
Joe McCarthy
The
Yanks
Cooper
Yankees
Crosetti
Metheny
Johnson
Klein
Chandler
Garms
Ellen
Musial
W. Cooper
Gordon
Kurowski
Keller
Dickey
Etten
Sanders
Litten
Hopp
Rue
Marion
Eften
M. Cooper
Hieln
Stainback
Fnee
Surowski
Cardinal
Yankee
Wurowski
Short
Crosett
Garrs
Struc
Corn and Wheat Crop Forecast From October 1 Conditions
The agriculture department projects this year's corn crop at 3 055 605 000 bushels and wheat at 835 816 000. Oats are estimated at 1 148 692 000 bushels and potatoes at 469 545 000. Last year corn 3 175 154 000 and wheat 98 127 000 were produced. ten year average yields are given for corn and wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Dorothy Arnold seeks divorce from Joe DiMaggio
Dorothy Arnold sues for divorce from Joe DiMaggio, the former New York Yankees outfielder and U S Army veteran, in Los Angeles. The filing marks a high profile case involving the famous baseball figure and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe DiMaggio
Los Angeles
U. S. Army
New York Yankees
Dorothy Arnold
House votes 25 to 40 percent victory tax credits approved
The U S House approved immediate tax credits ranging from 25 to 40 percent of the 5 percent victory tax and sent the measure to the Senate. The credit varies by household status with dependent amounts and an overall cap. The action signals possible repeal efforts and aligns with integrating the levy into higher income tax rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Treasury
Victory
Supreme Court to rule on draft induction oath legality
Washington to rule whether a registrant was lawfully inducted after refusing the oath. The case centers on Arthur Goodwyn Billings a former University of Texas economics teacher and conscientious objector. The court will hear about 300 petitions including this one with future arguments and opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Arthur Goodwyn Billings
University of Texas
Walter Ford Gormly
Milwaukee
Billings
Ottawa County
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Justice Department
University of Kansas
University of Paris
Moscow
Harvard
Guerrillas Report Three More Towns Are Captured
Guerrillas fighting in Yugoslavia intensify as partisan forces of Tito say they captured three more towns in Slavonia Slovenia and eastern Bosnia amid continued attacks on German communications. A free Yugoslav radio communique claimed German positions were being pressed back toward Trieste and Fiume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yugoslavia
Drug Tito
Slavonia
Slovenia
Bosnia
Free Yugoslav Radio
Trieste
Fiume
New County Treasurer Named in Labette County
Labette county will get a new treasurer tomorrow replacing Cecil Bailey who won last November. Cecil Bailey, 31, is in the army at Aberdeen proving grounds and Mrs Seth Brown will assume the office after being appointed deputy for three months. The move allows Bailey to take over if discharged within two years.
Christopher takes helm of CP Max division at OPA
Oct 11 report from Washington states CP Max Christopher former Kansas City wholesale grocer executive has become head of the distribution branch of the food price division under the Office of Price Administration He will oversee food pricing from producer to retailer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Max Christopher
Kansas City
Office of Price Administration
Critical Condition Of Frank S. Clark After Explosion
Frank S. Clark of 2022 Kentucky street remained in critical condition late this afternoon. He sustained a head injury Friday evening in an explosion at the Sunflower Ordnance Works. KU hospital attendants reported the condition was serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Clark
Kentucky Street
Sunflower Ordnance Works
University of Kansas Hospital
Reduced Delivery System Implemented in Lawrence
Starting this morning, Lawrence limits groceries to deliveries on Tuesdays and Fridays and asks housewives to place orders on Mondays and Thursdays. Creameries cut to four delivery days Sunday through Friday, milk deliveries on alternate days, six days weekly for wholesale. Flower shops get one day for town deliveries, two for hospitals, and for weddings and funerals. Laundries may deliver five days to cafes and hotels and two days to private homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Office of Defense Transportation
Lawrence firms plan window displays for Women’s Week observance
Twenty two Lawrence businesses will feature special window displays or posters during Business and Professional Women's Week. The Lawrence chapter will promote a bond sale drive to members. Participating firms include Gift Shop Gas Company Veatch Furniture Jeffries Penneys Ada lanes Greene Haynes Keene Round Corner Montgomery Ward Weaver's B G Hosiery Shop Permanent Wave Shop Book Nook Vanity Beauty Shop Kansas Electric Power Cooke's Grocery Beal Brothers Market Miller Furniture Ward's Flowers Douglas County Building and Loan Roy Lawrence Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Gift Shop
Gas Company
Veatch Furniture
Jeffries
Penney’s
Adalanes
Greenes
Haynes & Keene
Round Corner
Montgomery Ward
Weaver’s
Four Freedoms
B. & G. Hosiery
Permanent Wave Shop
Book Nook
Vanity Beauty
Kansas Electric Power Company
Cooke’s Grocery
Beal Brothers
Miller Furniture
Ward’s Flowers
Douglas County Building & Loan
Roy Lawrence
Still Serve Fashion at Central States Spring Display
Kansas City October 11 buyers from the midwest attended the spring fashion display of the Central States Salesmen's Association. The event showcased 250 lines of women's and children's wear as manufacturers used war restrictions to adapt. Velvet formals and army style rainwear for children highlighted war era constraints and a strong intent to place orders before Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Central States
Mid-West
Permits End For Livestock Dealers In County
David Noe, chairman of the county war board, announced that War Food Administration Order 26 is revoked effective September 30. The order required all livestock dealers, not farmers, to obtain permits and to keep records. 34 dealer permits had been issued in the county since April 1. The revocation frees dealers from record keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Noe
County War Board
War Food Administration
Noe
Horton Man Commended for Rescue Duty Aboard Ship
William Ross Wilson yeoman first class of Horton Kansas was commended by the Ninth Naval District for risking his life to aid shipmates during a battle with Japanese forces off Savo Island on November 30 1942. After his ship was damaged and sank he helped rescue sailors unable to swim. Wilson enlisted October 11 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ninth Naval District
William Ross Wilson
Horton
Kan
Savo Island
South Pacific Area
Wilson
George William Wilson
East 8Th Street
Navy
Favors repeal of exclusion act and Chinese citizenship
President Roosevelt urged Congress to repeal the 1882 Chinese exclusion law allowing Chinese residents to enter on a quota and to grant citizenship. He framed the move as strengthening war efforts and a just peace, noting about 105 Chinese could enter annually and praising China as a wartime and peacetime partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House Immigration Committee
America
United States
China
Drive Planned for National War Fund Campaign in Lawrence
The National War Fund Community Chest drive is set to begin October 18 in Lawrence. The advance gift committee led by Gerald Hesse will meet at 10:30 AM tomorrow in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to begin soliciting. Mrs W C Hunsinger, head of the organization committee, is sending letters to local groups urging support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Fund
Lawrence
Advance Gift Committee
Gerald Hesse
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Hunsinger
Collision injures Brown couple. OConnor treated
Mr and Mrs Walter E Brown residents west of Lecompton were taken to Memorial hospital after their 1980 Chevrolet collided head on with a Packard driven by Rt Rev John P OConner pastor of St Therasas church Perry Kan The Browns were injured with Mrs Brown hospitalized for a fractured hip while Mr Brown had cuts and bruises Father OConnor was treated at St Francis hospital Topeka and released The 930 am crash occurred 214 miles west of Lecompton on a county road The hill and brush reduced visibility and contributed to the accident The highway patrol investigated noting the side road entry and eastbound travel by OConnor as factors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Brown
Lecompton
Memorial Hospital
John P. O’connor
St. Thersa’s Catholic Church
Perry
Kan
Brown
Father O’connor
St. Francis Hospital
Topeka
Harvey Schmedemann
Big Springs Catholic Church
Brown’s
Schmedemann
Weather Outlook Shows Warm Dry Autumn Across Kansas
Topeka reports 86 degrees with a dry spell continuing as 30 mph winds threaten loose topsoil in western Kansas. Phillipsburg reached 87 degrees while Goodland dropped to 43 as overcast skies cooled overnight. No rainfall occurred over the weekend and the forecast remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Mercury
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Red Cross Knitters Urged to Call for Navy Yarn
Red Cross knitting group asks volunteers to call for navy yarn at the junior high central building production rooms. Mrs J W Ashton chair reports plans to knit turtle neck sweaters gloves and watch caps for the navy. Rooms open tomorrow and every Tuesday and Thursday 9 30 to 12 and 1 to 4 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
J.W. Ashton
Navy
Stock Market Index Reports 60 Stocks Average 49.7
The stock market index for a 60 stock group stands at 49.7 points on Saturday. Investors monitored leading shares and market movement in a quiet session with mixed activity across sectors.
Enigma of Russia Looms in Future
Dr. Oscar Jaszi warned at the University of Kansas convocation that postwar Russia remains a major question mark. He highlighted Russia's size, disunity, cultural differences, and illiteracy, arguing peace requires cooperation with leading democracies and a moral, spiritual rapprochement with the West. He noted a possible Soviet German alliance but favored UN cooperation. Dr. Jaszi, born in Hungary, has taught at Oberlin College since 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Oscar Jaszi
University of Kansas
Dr. Jaszi
Stalin
Jaszi
United Nations
West
Hungary
University of
Budapest
Oberlin College
America
F S Butcher Dies at 77 in Lawrence Memorial Hospital
F S Butcher age 77 of 824 Mississippi street died yesterday morning at Lawrence Memorial hospital after a brief illness. He leaves wife C Belle Butcher and six children, with four sons in Bozeman, Africa, Fargo, and Belleville and a daughter in Mankato, plus siblings. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 1:30 led by Dr Paul B Lawson. burial in Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sheridan Butcher
Mississippi Street
Douglas County
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
C. Belle Butcher
Fred D. Butcher
Bozeman
Mont
Seldon Butcher
Africa
F.gray Butcher
Fargo
N. D
Lynn Butcher
Belleville
Margaret Coghill
Mankato
C. E. Butcher
Blairstown
Frank Gray
Clinton
Franky Engel
Warrensburg
First Presbyterian Church
Paul B. Lawson
Memorial Park
Rumsey
Butcher
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Farmers Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange
Foster Hall Named at Kansas University in Honor of George O Foster
The Kansas University women’s residence hall at 1200 Louisiana Street, now Corbin Hall Annex, is officially named Foster Hall by the state board of regents. Foster Hall houses 50 girls and honors George O Foster who served on the University staff for over 50 years and was registrar emeritus at his death last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Street
Kansas University
Corbin Hall
Foster Hall
State Board of Regents
George O. Foster
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Rome
Italy
Pontefandolfo
Tammaro
Calone
Dneiper
Leavenworth Induction Center
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N.Y
Morton Cooper
Associated Press
C. C
Conscientious Objector
NEW County Treasurer
Labette County
Lawrence Business College
Adv
P. W
Horton Man
Yeoman
K. U
F. S. Butcher
Geo. 0. Foster
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