Allied Forces Drive North in Italy Amid Fresh Gains
Allied advances along the Volturno and Calore rivers push toward Campobasso and Vinchiaturo as Caiazzo Amorosi and other positions fall under American and British assault. German units retreat to the hills while air and sea actions broaden the push with renewed resistance and supply strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Radio France
Algiers
Volturno
Rome
Fifth Army
Calore
Caizzo
Amorosi
Italy
Eighth Army
Vinchiaturo
Campobasso
Mark W. Clark
Caiazzo
Capua
Foggia
Termoli
Adriatic
Naples
Berlin
11Th Army
Salonika
Greece
Albert Kesselring
Russians Plunge On in Effort to Entrap German Forces in Crimea
Russian troops push west toward the Crimea amid intense fighting around Melitopol and Zaporozhye. Moscow dispatches claim heavy German losses include 22 tanks and over 1,000 killed, as Soviet forces pressure Kiev’s approaches and brace for a potential cross-Black Sea operation near the Kerch straits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
London
Melitopol
Great Peninsula
Moscow
Red Army
Zaporozhe
Dnieper
BBC
CBS
Front Line
Berlin
Kremenchug
Dnieper River
Kiev
Chernigov
Smolensk
Velikie Luki
Plavni
Gomel
White Russia
Taman
Caucasus
Kerch Straits
Black Sea
Melitonol
Tass
Pre invasion jabs move for a dike in Kansas region
Allied air strikes target New Britain bases after Rabaul success. MacArthur reports 60 percent of Japan’s air power knocked out. Separately, plans for flood protection along the Kaw river in North Lawrence prompt joint talks by City Council, County Commission, and Kaw Drainage District directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Rabaul
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Lindenhafen
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
Cape Hoskins
Gloucester
MacArthur
Rooke Island
Chungking
Salween
Yunnan
Pienma
Burma
Radio Tokyo
Tokyo
Haiphong
Indo-China
Claire Chennault
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Makin Island
Honolulu
Associated Press
Normal Bell
Attu
Althe
U. S
Kurile Islands
Kaw River
North Lawrence
Lyon Street
Union Pacific
Board of County Commissioners
Douglas County
Kaw
W. C. McNown
University of Kansas
Drainage District Board
Barnsdall
Second Street
Lyon’ Street
Lawrence
Grant Township
K.U
J. B. Wilson
Drainage Board
Ayor C. B. Russell
Douglas County Kaw Drainage District Board of Directors
Emil Heck
al Brune
Frank H. Jahns
War Board and Lewis Call Miners Back to Work
The National War Labor Board and John L. Lewis urged Alabama and Indiana United Mine Workers to end strikes and return to work immediately. Lewis told locals to vote to resume work on Monday while the WLB stressed a prompt restart to prevent war effort disruption.
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Washington
The
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
Alabama
Indiana
Lewis
United Mine Workers
WLB
Illinois
National War Labor Board
United Mine Workers of America
Act of Congress
National War Labor
Kennedy
Thomas Kennedy
U.M.W
Harold Ickes
Just Being 38 Does Not Exclude Men From Draft
Bruce Cameron of the county selective service board notes a memo clarifying draft rules for men over 38. Registrants must notify local boards of current addresses or face automatic I A classification on November 1, 1943. Non essential workers over 38 may be reclassified if not in an essential occupation within 30 days and pass the physical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Cameron
County Selective Service Board
Selective Service
I-A
Topeka Man Claims Abandoned 1987 Ford Tudor
Joe Barney of Topeka arrived to claim a 1987 Ford Tudor found abandoned near Eighth and Lyon streets after theft in Topeka. Police observed the car for days and moved it to a storage garage on October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Barney
Topeka
Eighth
Lyon Streets
Roosevelt Signs Defense Housing Borrowing Increase
Washington reports a law signed by President Roosevelt raises national defense housing borrowing authority from 1.2 billion to 1.6 billion dollars. The measure aims to expand housing for defense workers and related facilities nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Defense
Roosevelt
Registration at Eudora for Book 4 at high school
Registration for ration book number four in Eudora township will be held at the rural high school building on Thursday October 21 from 1 30 to 5 30 p m and 7 30 to 9 30 p m Friday October 22 from 1 30 to 5 30 p m Saturday October 28 from 9 to 12 a m To register a person must have book three and book four will be issued at registration time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudora Township
Kansas Postmaster Nominations in Roosevelt slate
Washington October 16 Roosevelt sent to the senate for confirmation several Kansas postmaster nominees including William E. Thornhill at Cunningham Richard Ikenberry at Quinter and George L. Baker at Tonganoxie.
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Kansas
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Cunningham
William E. Thornhill
Quinter
Richard
Ikenberry
Tonganoxie
George L. Baker
New American Planes In Raid on Schweinfurt
German reports via neutral Swedish and Spanish papers claim new American aerial dragon escort Fortresses supported the Schweinfurt raid. The planes supposedly forego bombs, carry cannons and 30 machine guns, with six fanned by a single gunner. The crew allegedly includes two pilots two co pilots two radiomen five gunners two mechanics and four reserve men.
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London
Schweinfurt
Berlin
Hitler Orders Death Stand in Crimea
Stockholm reports Adolf Hitler ordered seven German divisions to defend Crimea to the last man if attacked from land sea or air. Italy may evacuate Rome as Germans fear opposing the Catholic world. Front lines near the Sea of Azov see heavy fighting with claims of Soviet losses and German repulses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
Crimea
Stalingrad
Berlin
Social Demokraten
Italy
Rome
Hitler
Dnieper
Social Demokrsten
Stockholms Tidningen
Azov
Red Army
Zaporozhe
Christmas rush swamps post office with overseas package mail
The deadline to mail Christmas packages to service members overseas spurred a rush at the post office. About 600 packages were sent yesterday, with windows open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. to clear the line ahead of the deadline. Packages to navy marines and coast guard could be mailed to November 1 for Christmas delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mien
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Goal Set for University of Kansas Student Service Fund Drive
The Student Service Fund at the University of Kansas aims to raise 1250 dollars by October 22 from students and V-12 service members. Eloise Penner chairs the committee with Rachel Vander Werf as adviser and plans student speaker visits to all houses. A campus thermometer tracks progress while Dr. F C Allen briefs the committee for final preparations. Funds aid students worldwide in need, including prisoners, evacuees, and camp residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Student Service Fund
National War Fund
University of Kansas
Rachel Vander Werf
Student Service Fund Committee
Eloise Penner
Fowler
F. C. Allen
Pine
Union
Weather Turns Warmer After Frost in Kansas
Topeka reports a warmup after a second frost across northern Kansas last night. Low temps reached 22 at Ellis and 30 in Topeka, with Wichita 33 Coffeyville 35 and no rain expected. Forecaster D Flora predicts another frost in the north tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ellis
Wichita
Coffeyville
Dodge City
Flora
Withholding Tax Returns Due This Month
Wichita Kansas October 16 First withholding tax returns must be filed this month. Employers who withheld from salaries July 1 to September 30 must file before midnight November 1. Southern fried chicken 75c Sunday Wiedemann s Adv.
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Wichita
Kan
Lynn R. Brodrick
Internal Revenue
Kansas
Southern Fried Chicken
Wiedemann’s
First Half Rally Sparks Kansas Washburn Interconference Clash
In heavy weather at Memorial Stadium Kansas leads Washburn 7 0 after Carson scores on a 4 yard run in the second period and adds the extra point. Neither side scored in the opening quarter as 2000 fans watched a cautious start.
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Kansas
Washburn
Carson
Kansas University
Washburn College of
Topeka
Memorial Stadium
Seschory
Jayhawkers
Bergin
Williams
Purge of Signers Ordered in Buenos Aires Protests
President Pedro Ramirez dismissed officials who signed a pro democratic manifesto. Lieut. Col. Hector L Advocat said Jewish papers were suspended over a misunderstanding and that authorization for their return had been issued. The government labeled some signees foreigners and warned against tampering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Pedro Ramirez
Hector L’advocat
Argentina
Roosevelt
L’advocat
Abidu
Training in Therapy for Wacs Begins at Three Colleges
Three schools start six month therapy training for Wacs with 20 students each. After the course, successful recruits become second lieutenants in the medical corps. Recruitment events are at Seventh and Massachusetts and via Mrs C E Daniels and Mrs Everett Stith this week and Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Watson School
University of Pittsburgh
Leland Stanford School
University of Wisconsin
C. E. Daniels
WAC
Medical Corps
Seventh and
Massachusetts Street
Everett Stith
Captured Man Rumrich Convicted as Spy
The federal bureau of investigation announced the capture of Guenther Maria Rumrich in Richmond California. Rumrich is under indictment at Seattle and was convicted as a spy on December 2 1938 for espionage in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Guenther Maria Rumrich
Richmond
Calif
Rumrich
Seattle
New York City
Roosevelt names three man board on rail wage dispute
President Roosevelt set up a new three member emergency board to review wage demands from about 1.1 million non operating railway workers. The panel must report by November 15 and its recommendation would take effect 15 days after that date unless overridden by Fred M. Vinson. The board includes Elwyn R. Shaw of Springfield New Jersey Richard F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge Iowa and Walter C. Clephane of this city.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Brotherhoods
Elwyn R. Shaw
Springfield
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Walter C. Clephane
Scrap Piles Grow as Schools Collect War Metal
Teachers watched as elementary yards filled with scrap metal gathered by students and families. Pinckney Cordley New York Woodlawn and McAlaster led piles with junked cars safes and heavy items hauled by wagons carts and even a pony draft. City and county crews will haul sorted metal to the junkyard while ninth graders canvass business districts for more scrap before next pickups.
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Pinckney School
Cordley
New York
Woodlawn
McAlaster
Kansas Electric Power Company
Kansas Public Service Company
Cecil Hough
Legionnaires
T.A
Lawrence
Warren Smith
Germany
Mryl Penny
Six Die In Crash In Tracy California
A Greyhound bus and the Western Pacific Exposition Flyer collided near Tracy resulting in at least six fatalities and 35 injuries. The bus driver Richard Manning of Oakland said brakes failed to stop before the crossing. The dead include Joseph H. Boyd of Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy
Calif
Greyhound
Western Pacific Railroad
Maxwell Williams
Richard Manning
Oakland
Joseph H. Boyd
Wichita Falls
Tex
Five Local Selective Service Inductees Accepted for Army Service
The Fort Leavenworth induction center has notified that five men sent from here for induction on October 11 have been accepted for service. Names are Errol Frederick Garber Vaughn Winter Brook Pontius Charles James Herschell James Samuel Christian and Vernon Jay Landon.
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Selective Service Board
Fort Leavenworth
Errol Frederick Garber
Vaughn Winter Brook Pontius
Charles James Herschell
James Samuel Christian
Vernon Jay Landon
Stock Market Index Rises to 50.4 Points
The average of 60 stocks climbs to 50.4 yesterday from 50.3. The market shows modest gains with broad participation across sectors.
Women Rally to Launch Nation War Fund Campaign
A large Chamber of Commerce meeting kicked off the National War Fund drive in Lawrence with Red feathers pledge forms and donuts. Mrs Six chaired the event with speeches by Weaver Fritz Elvig Dolph Simons and A J Mix outlining budget, services for USO UN Relief and Refugee Aid, and the need for early, widespread participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Deal Six
Lawrence
Fritz Elvig
Dolph Simons
War Fund
USO
United Seamen’s Service
United Nations
Praise for U S O and Red Cross from Mediterranean veteran
Bill Howie, just back from active duty, lauds the U S O for its training center shows and the Red Cross as Northern Africa’s recreational hub. He notes Cairo Grand Hotel and Tel Aviv HQs, mentions food issues in Italy and Sicily, and observes relief needs in German‑occupied areas.
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Bill Howie
Mediterranean
U.S.O
Denver U.S.C
U.S.C
American Red Cross
Africa
Cairo
Grand Hotel
Tel Aviv
Palestine
O.P.A. Lybia
Italy
Sicily
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North Lawrence Levee
War Board
Ohio
Eudora
Bulletin
Washburn Riegle
Rea Penny Seneecker
Wade
Grabow Chase
Coe Plichtaruden
Herron Miller
RT. Schneider
RE. Norrham Mowery
Manuel Williams
Duddridge Bergin
Carson Sore Ben Nickoloff
Louis House
Own
Robert Miller
Missouri
Hargiss
Emporia
Wacs
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