Global World War II Update Headlines Guadalcanal Stalingrad and Burma Tangles
Reports describe intensified fighting in the Solomon Islands as U S Marines prepare for a major assault on Guadalcanal while German forces push deeper into Stalingrad and Soviet countermeasures stall. Londres notes of Mayeao and Wavell meetings hint at wider strategic moves among Britain the United States and Japan as forces clash across multiple theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnt Council
India
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
Goon
Archibald Wavell
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Wavell
New Delhi
London
Burma
Stalinarad
Stalingrad
Volga
Guadalcanal
Pacific
U. S
Southwest Pacific
Driverless truck injures man at Metcalf farm northeast of Lawrence
Gus Brune Jr of Route 8 suffered serious injuries when a driverless truck rolled toward him as he filled a silo. Brune, knocked down by the machine, was taken to Memorial Hospital with abdominal injuries. Earlier update said his condition was satisfactory. Also reported: Alfred Lawrence of 932 Alabama Street improved after foot operation at University of Kansas Hospital.
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Gus Brune, Jr
Route 8
Metcalf Farm
Lawrence
Brune
Mar
Memorial Hospital
Alfred Lawrence
Alabama Street
Univers of Kansas
Kansas
Market Index Report Shows Slight Weekend Dip
The STC market index for 60 stocks closes at 39.6 on Saturday and 39.5 on Sunday, reflecting a minor pullback amid steady trading activity.
Japanese Say They Hold U S Fliers Who Will Be Punished
Japanese authorities announced that U S airmen captured during the April 18 raid would be severely punished under international law. The broadcasts suggested a possible hostage strategy to deter further bombing raids on Japan.
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U. S
New York
United States
Japan
James H. Doolittle
Doolittle
Russia
Tokyo
Berlin
Navy Shells Japs in Guadalcanal and Aleutians
U S Navy reports heavy bombardments on Guadalcanal causing explosions and fires with direct hits on ammunition dumps. American planes pound Japanese positions as bombers target warships in the Shortland Islands area. losses include eight bombers and 11 escorting fighters. Liberator bombers attack Kiska, dropping fifteen tons of bombs with light anti aircraft fire and no observed enemy ships.
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Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Shortland Island
Reksta Bay
Uining
Ndr
Kiska
Aleutian Islands
Boanee
Solomons
Cane
U S Vessel Sunk by German Submarine in Caribbean
The navy disclosed that a medium sized United States merchantman was destroyed by a German submarine in the Caribbean about two months ago. Forty four survivors drifted two days before reaching a Caribbean port and were then brought to the United States. Commander Van Rensselaer Moore, retired, of San Diego, California, was named in connection with the action.
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United States
Caribbean
Associated Press
Price controls set for billiard parlors and pool halls
U Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that billiard parlors pool halls and bowling alleys will be placed under price control around November 1. Fees must not exceed the highest prices charged in March 1942.
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OPA
Washington
U—Price
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Draft Measure To Get Quick Action
Washington reports senate military committee urges swift approval of a draft bill for 18 and 19 year olds with claims that national survival depends on their service. They will debate Thursday as leaders cite military praise and comparisons to Axis powers. The measure parallels a House action and ties to deferment debates and voting-age talk.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
House
America
Hershey
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Barkley
Kentucky
McNary
Oregon
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Michigan
Conference Committee
Mutinies Hit Nazi Occupation Troops in Norway
Reports to the Norwegian government-in-exile say morale has plummeted among 200000 German occupation troops in Norway. Two large concentration camp prisons opened for mutineers near the Finnish frontier, with about 1400 confined there. An order to march to Russia caused a mass rebel response, and firing squads refused to act. Desertions rise as men slip across the Finnish frontier, aided by leaflets dropped from Russian planes.
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London
Norway
Kirkenes
Russia
M. T. Hoffman Dies. Local Priest Remembered in Faithful Service
The Rev. Michael T. Hoffman 57 longtime pastor of St. John's Catholic church died Saturday at the rectory 1229 Vermont St from a heart attack. A pontifical requiem mass will be held at 10 tomorrow morning at St. John's with a full diocesan procession. Burial will follow in Bellmore New York. Survived by two sisters Miss Mary Hoffman Mrs V Groben and a brother Phillip of Bellmore N Y. He served in World War I as chaplain and awaited a war-time assignment at his death.
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Michael T. Hoffman
St. John’s Catholic Church
Vermont Street
Paul C. Schulte
S.T.D
E. T. Vallely
V.G
Daniel Conway
S.J
Victor Gellaus
O.S.B
Pat McNamara
James Molly Pie
John O’ Conner
John Quinlan
J. P. McKennin
T É
Herman Koch
F. A. Staab
St. John’s Church
Father Hoffman
Alsace Lorraine
Leavenworth
Topeka
Beenekd
Emmett
Axtell
Horton
Lawrence
France
Ft. Leavenworth
Bellmore
N.Y
Mary Hoffman
Nations Wearied by Hitler Rule Amid Global War Tensions
AP reports widespread unrest under the Nazi order across Europe. Dutch authorities warn of railway disruption while German activity harms the Dutch coast. France’s Laval Petain regime naturalizes 500 Gestapo agents to quell unrest as Croatia faces an attempted assasination. Malta reports a defensive air victory with axis losses.
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Europe
Hitler
Goering
Wdon
Netherlands
Homie
Holland
Laval-Petain
France
Gestapo
Zurich
Switzerland
Ante Pavelic
Croatia
Pavelic
Zagreb
Malta
Axis
Newspapers Lead Nation in Scrap Drive Results
Kansas reports 104 144 tons collected since September 4 with 118 5 pounds per person. County figures show Rice 286 7 pounds and Chautauqua and Wichita lead counties with 405 and 400 pounds per capita. Rosenwald credits newspapers for a successful drive with no mills closing.
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New York
Kansas
Topeka
Milton Tabor
Anderson
Brown
Cheyenne
Gove
Graham
Grant
Hamilton
Harper
Logan
Ness
Russell
Woodson
Rice County
Wyandotte
Chautauqua
Wichita
Philadelphia
Lessing J. Rosenwald
War Production’ Board
Rosenwald
Army Jeeps Carry 400 Plus Kids in Scrap Drive
Army jeeps were kept busy all day in Southpark on Saturday as about 400 people, mostly children, rode the two jeeps. Riders were earned by turning in scrap metal, with 15,040 pounds logged and no child refused a ride if they collected 50 pounds. Three passengers rode each trip over the hill, with five minutes per trip and some boys who helped load iron on trucks earning rides.
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Southpark
Number Six School Wins Rural Scrap Contest
Number Six school topped a county wide junk drive with 42 035 pounds of metal in four weeks edging India's 41 750. Oak Ridge jumped to third with 32 010 pounds as Bismarck White Colyer Fairview Kanwaka Clinton also surpassed ten tons. Prizes ranged from 15 to 3 dollars and contributions came from school patrons and Mrs Arline Flory's class two miles southwest of Lawrence.
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Number Six
India School
Oak Ridge
Midland
Pleasant Valley
Bismarck
White
Colyer
Fairview
Kanwaka
Clinton
The
Journal-World
Fred Paschel
Arline Flory
Lawrence
Highway 59
C. Dunnigan
Edward Chamney
Harry Murphy
Five Colored Men Called for Induction at Ft Leavenworth
The Douglas County selective service board announced the first call for men in November. Five colored men are to report to the induction center at Ft Leavenworth on Saturday November 7 at 9 a.m. No additional men are slated for the county in the remainder of October. The previous contingent was inducted on October 12.
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Douglas County
Selective Service Board
Ft. Leavenworth
Sub rent office established here in Kansas area
Wichita, Kan. Oct. 19 The Topeka Lawrence defense rental area will have a main office in Topeka and a sub-office in Lawrence, announced by Howard A Schladt regional OPA rent executive. Rents in Shawnee Douglas and Franklin counties will revert to March 1 1942 levels on November 1
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Wichita
Kan
Topeka- Lawrence
Topeka
Lawrence
Howard A. Schladt
OPA
Dallas
Topeka-Lawrence
Shawnee
Douglas
Franklin
Darian Goes to Algiers on Vichy Commands
Berlin radio reported Admiral Jean Darian, head of the Vichy armed forces, traveled to Algiers and hinted a link to reports of U S troops landing in Liberia near France's West African possessions.
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Darian
Algiers
New York
Berlin
Jean Darian
United States
Liberia
France
OPA Delays Oil Dealers Filing Date
Douglas county war price and rationing board chief clerk George Wetzel announced that the oil dealers must file their on hand fuel oil as of October 1 1942 now due October 27 and 28 The delay stems from needing official printed forms obtained from the local rationing office and a revised filing method approved by the state OPA at Wichita
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George Wetzel
Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board
OPA
Wichita
Happy Homes to Build 14 More Houses in Lawrence
The Happy Homes corporation, led by Leo F. Brady, receives WPB permission to construct 14 additional residences in Lawrence, bringing total planned homes to 40. The new sites include blocks on Tennessee Vermont and Kentucky, with five basements already graded in the Kentucky area.
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Lawrence
WPB
Leo F. Brady
Happy Homes Corporation
Tennessee
Vermont
Ken-Cky
Kentucky
Transfer of ticket clerk to Salina Union Pacific station
John Koker, longtime ticket clerk at the Union Pacific station for 12 years here, has moved to the Salina station in the same role. An Old Fashioned Revival is planned Oct 11 to 25 at the Church of God located at 11th and N. H. Ave.
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Salina
John Koker
Union Pacific
Church of God
11Th
N.H
Business leaders invited to civilian orientation course
About 60 business men from across the country were recommended by the War Department to attend the second civilian orientation course at the Command General Staff School Fort Leavenworth. The four week program, starting October 26, aims to show civilians a broad view of U.S. military forces and organization, while military officials gain insight into civilian war activities.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
War Department
Command General ‘Staff School
Karl Truesdell
United States
Ney
Command and General Staff School
Rain to Continue in Eastern Kansas This Weekend
Intermittent light rain would continue in eastern Kansas today and in the extreme southeast tonight. Weekend rainfall was heavy in local eastern areas but no stream overflows were expected. Wichita measured 2.04 inches and Oswego 2.85. Topeka 0.39 and Coffeyville 1.52 inches.
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Topeka
Kansas
Altho
Wichita
Oswego
Cottonwood
Marais Des Cygnes
Coffeyville
Dodge City
Ellis
Genesee
Prallineburg
Kansas City
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Miss Sue Logsdon Injured in Scrap Iron Gathering
Miss Sue Logsdon daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Logsdon 729 Illinois street suffered lacerations of the hand and scaly Saturday afternoon while working with another group of youths gathering scrap iron The group was removing a pump when it slipped and in the scramble she was injured Her injuries were not serious.
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Sue Logsdon
E. J. Logsdon
Illinois Street
Douglas County Scrap Drive Totals Over One Million Pounds
Douglas County residents donated 2,994,464 pounds of scrap metal in five weeks, surpassing the 100 pounds per person target with 118.96 pounds per capita. The drive, led by the Journal-World, drew support from governments schools Red Cross Salvation Army and many organizations.
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Douglas County
United States
Donald M. Nelson
Toute 1 County
Th Journal-World
Junior Red Cross
Salvation Army
American Legion
Haskell Institute
University of Kansas
United Home’ Service Club
Nebraska
Omaha
Omaha World-Herald
Journal-World
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Market Index
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Italy
Romania
Hungary
Selective
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Nazi Army of Occupation
M. T. Hoffman
St. John’ S Church
Happy Homes
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Harry Woods
Kansas Salvage Committee
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