Stalingrad Under New Air Assault in Winter Storm
German dive bombers resume full scale assault on Stalingrad as autumn storms ease. Soviet reports claim supplies reach defenders and Red Army holds lines for 36 hours. Mutiny among Italian Alpini reported in northern Italy. Albanian resistance and Balkan unrest extend to Serbia and Yugoslavia with Axis troops and Italian reinforcements engaged on multiple fronts.
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Transocean
Stalingrad
Volga
Reuters
Goriza
Italy
London
Albania
Skappari
London News Chronicle
Il Duce
Serbia
Yugoslavia
Ankara
Turkey
United States
Syria
Persia
Iran
Russia
Arizona
Caucasus
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Mozdok
Grozny
Indian Summer Brings Mild Topeka Weather
Topeka reports pleasant Indian summer conditions with normal temperatures. Weatherman S D Flora notes no sign of change as temperatures dip into the 30s at night and no frost is observed. Strong soil moisture aids late harvests, with Ellis at 37 degrees and Phillipsburg at 71 for yesterday.
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Topeka
Ansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Ellis
Phillipsburg
Congress Passes Wartime Tax Bill Accelerating Revenue
Congress sent a sweeping wartime tax bill to President Roosevelt aiming to raise about 6.9 to 7.9 billion dollars in 1943 and lift direct tax collections toward 25 billion yearly. The measure raises individual rates from 4 to 6 percent and surtaxes to 82 percent, with exemptions cut, corporate rates to 40 percent, and a 90 percent levy on excess profits plus a 10 percent postwar rebate. Only Hinshaw and Robsion opposed, citing tax and bill concerns.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Hinshaw
Calif
Robsion
Allied Air Attacks Claim Axis Losses Across Med and Africa
Heavy and medium US bombers and RAF planes struck targets across the Mediterranean and North Africa. At least four ships were sunk or damaged, two large merchant vessels hit at Tobruk, and a large airfield damage reported. RAF and US crews inflicted further hits on enemy transports and grounded planes, while Malta defenses continued with minimal losses to Allied forces.
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Cairo
R.A.F
Mediterranean
North Africa
Tobruk
Eil-Daba
Fuka
Pantellaria
Malta
Axis
Greater East Asia
Hori
United States
Solomons
Southwest Pacific
U. S. Army
Japan
South Seas
General MacArthur
Shortland Island
Guadalcanal
Navy Marine Grumman Wildcat
Rekata Bay
Royal Family Plans Welcome for Mrs Roosevelt in Britain
London reports Queen Elizabeth and King George VI left Balmoral with their daughters to prepare for a visit to southern England to greet Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt. Officials said Mrs Roosevelt hoped to travel to London soon to serve a useful purpose as the White House confirmed no firm date yet.
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London
Elizabeth
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
George VI
England
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Schools compete for Liberty ship christening incounty
Reports from schools in the Liberty ship christening contest should go to the county superintendent instead of the state education department per Mrs. Esther McKinney. The contest ends Saturday October 24. The three county schools with the most scrap per pupil will be sent to the state education department for inter county competition for the christening privilege.
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State Department of Education
Esther McKinney
Military Reserve Programs Discussed Before KU Students
Maj. Russell L. Stephens and military service representatives spoke to about 1000 KU students in Hoch auditorium. They said two to three years of officers training could fit into two to three months, with 90 percent likely to enter officers candidate schools. Deferments would be extended as war progress dictates, and the team would stay on campus three days for questions and conferences.
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Russell L. Stephens
K.U. Law
Army Air Corps
Navy
Navy Air Corps
Marines
Hoch Auditorium
Stephens
Naval Aviation
Memorial Union
Kreider Retires as State Bank of Lecompton Cashier
J W Kreider retires after over 30 years as cashier at the State Bank of Lecompton. He resigns to become bank chairman while George F Bahnmaier becomes assistant cashier and Karl Kreider assists in management. Kreider, who moved from Lawrence in 1908, is 83 and long active in church and community life.
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J. W. Kreider
State Bank of Lecompton
Kreider
George F. Bahnmaier
Karl Kreider
Lecompton
National Drive to Yield 6 Million Tons of Scrap
The united scrap metal drive committee aims for 6 million tons from old iron and steel salvaged in the newspaper campaign. It cites 3,209,484 tons collected by 47 states and expects totals to double in weeks. Wyoming leads per capita with 104.2 pounds. Kansas totals 87,372 tons and 97 pounds per person.
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New - York
United Scrap Metal Drive Committee
Wyoming
Kansas
Japanese Warned War Will Be Long
Japanese leaders warned the conflict would endure as U S ships renewed action in Guadalcanal in the Solomons. Navy reports said heavy bombardment left fires and ammunition damage, with air superiority by American forces and limited Japanese reinforcement observed since October 15.
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Knox
Solomons
Navy
Washington
United States
Guadalcanal
U. S
Tokyo
Japan
Foreign Office
Tomokazu Hori
Pacific
Hori
Africa
Europe
United Nations
Domei
State of Kansas Scrap Drive Sets Strong Record
Kansas reports a robust scrap collection with a total of 118 648 tons reported. Secretary J Howard Rusco cited a per capita figure of 129 pounds while noting five counties missing from the tabulation. County leads included Kingman 3808 pounds and Logan 214 pounds per capita with Hautauqua and Wichita counties leading at 405 and 400 pounds per person respectively.
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Kansas
J. Howard Rusco
State Committee
Rusco
Kingman
Logan
Hautauqua
Wichita
Cheyenne
Anderson
Grant
Hamilton
Harper
Group Will Meet to Discuss Nursery School Units
The care of children committee a Chamber of Commerce sub committee will meet at the board of education building at 7 30 pm. Attending are Mrs A H Turney chair John V Lees Lloyd Houston Clifford D Dean Mrs Mildred D Watson Mrs Henry Werner Solon Ayers and Mrs F P O Brien with four more invited including Capt Hugh Turner Leona Handler Miss Olga Hoesley and Dr Florence Sherbon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Education
A. H. Turney
John V. Lees
The
Salvation Army
Lloyd Houston
Clifford D. Dean
Mildred D. Watson
Henry Werner
Solon Ayers
Bundles For America
F. P. O Brien
A.A.U.W
Capt
Hugh Turner
Leona Handler
Unitarian Church
Olga Hoesley
Florence Sherbon
K.U
Jane Hogan
State Department of Social Welfare
Congress body calls for a single war mobilization office
A House special committee report urged creating the Office of War Mobilization to replace the War Production Board the Selective Service Administration and the War Manpower Commission. It would house an Office of War Supply an Office of War Manpower and an Office of Economic Stabilization with policy making authority and no immediate personnel changes.
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Washington
Super Control Board
Special House Committee On National Defense Migration
Tolan
D-Calif
War Production Board
Selective Service Administration
War Manpower Commission
Office of Price Administrator
Office of War Mobilization
Pearl Harbor
Office of War Supply
WPB
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Office of War Manpower
War, Manpower Commission
Office of Economic Stabilization
Henry J. Allen to Speak at Topeka Conference
Miss Esther E. Twente of the University of Kansas said Henry J. Allen of Wichita national chairman of the Save the Children Federation will address a Topeka meeting October 23. The conference will discuss children s problems caused by the war with about 45 state agencies and organizations represented.
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Esther E. Twente
University of Kansas
Henry J. Allen
Wichita
Save the Children Federation
Topeka
Herring asks Hershey to revise draft policy for farmers
Sen Clyde L Herring a Democrat from Iowa asked Brig Gen Lewis B Hershey the selective service director to come to the middle west to revise the policy on drafting farm workers.
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Hershey
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Middle West
Stock Market Index Shows 60 Stock Average At 40.1
The index for 60 stocks stands at 40.1 with yesterday’s reading at 39.6. Traders monitor the change as the market reacts to ongoing economic signals and corporate results.
County rival scrap drive ends with Kansas tally eclipsing Nebraska
Douglas County Kansas outgathers Douglas County Nebraska in a three week scrap drive ending Saturday. Kansas reported 2 994 464 pounds total for a per capita 118 96 with later finds pushing the three week average above 120 pounds. Nebraska tallied 8 602 665 pounds and 34 75 pounds per person, not counting unweighed schoolyard piles.
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Douglas County
Nebraska
Omaha
Kansas
World-Herald
Journal-World Today
George Grimes
Omaha World-Herald
Victory Life Insurance property flight to Topeka over assessment
County officials J M Sanderson T R Gerhart and Mildred LeSner traveled to Topeka to contest the Kansas tax commission decision lowering the Victory Life Insurance property valuation from 4250 to 2750 after a 1500 raise earlier this year. The parcel on Eighth Street between Mississippi and Illinois streets is three lots. The commission had raised the prior assessment to bring it in line with nearby parcels but cut it again to offset perceived imbalance.
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Victory Life Insurance Company
Topeka
State Tax Commission
Eighth Street
Mississippi
Miinois Streets
Tax Commission
J. M. Sanderson
T. R. Gerhart
Mildred LeSner
Insurance Company
Unemployment Head Looks To the Post-War Period
Kansas City report quotes Ewan Clague urging a wartime tax to pool seven to eight billion dollars for unemployment compensation during the first two years after the war. He argues veterans and war workers prefer self reliance over relief, with 10 million in the armed forces and 25 million in war work shifting to civilian roles after the war.
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Kansas City
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Unemployment Security
Clague
Conference of Employment Security
Taft backs amendment to exclude 18-year-olds from draft
Senator Robert A. Taft said an amendment would be offered in the senate to remove 18-year-olds from the draft. He indicated support for drafting 19-year-olds and voiced uncertainty about 18-year-olds.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Santa Fe awards honor Topeka region farmers
Winners of the Santa Fe railway Future Farmers award are Erwin Thalman of Haven Leonard Sharp of Great Bend and George Stelter of Abilene for the year 2044. The presentation recognizes outstanding contributions in farming practices and community leadership.
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Topeka
Santa Fe Railway
Erwin Thalman
Haven
Leonard Sharp
Great Bend
George Stelter
Abilene
Insured Investment Offer From Lawrence Building and Loan
An advertisement promises insured safety for investments with coverage up to $5,000 per person by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The Lawrence Building and Loan Association, 800 Mass St, phone 55.
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Mass St
Plans for speedier war legislation through joint congressional committee
Washington Oct 20 A plan to form a 21 member senate and 21 member house war laws committee was proposed by Representative Dirksen. The panel would centralize all war bills and report to both houses to avoid duplicated hearings by separate military committees. Generals Marshall and Hershey were cited as examples of officials shuttling between offices to testify.
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Washington
Dirksen
R-Ill
Senate
House
George C. Marshall
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Women Lead Lawrence Community Chest Campaign Volunteers
Mrs. Deal Six announces the Lawrence Community Chest drive will launch on Tuesday October 27 with ward chairs and precinct captains already chosen. The noted volunteers balance home duties with major civic and church roles while supporting defense workers' children.
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Lawrence
Six
Capenine
Six Felow
Rent Official Here to Open Local Rent Office
W S Reeves regional rent attorney from Dallas announced the Topeka Lawrence defense rental area will open in Lawrence by November 1. He met with local Chamber of Commerce officials to seek a site and staff for the office. Dean Frank T Stockton and J G Bolen joined the discussions.
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Topeka-Lawrence
Lawrence
W. S. Reeves
Dallas, Tex
Reeves
Chamber of Commerce
Dean Frank T. Stockton
War Industry Committee
The
C. of C
J. G. Bolen
Broderick & Gordon
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Record Hunting License Sales Near Peak for Prairie Season
Twenty nine hunting licenses were sold at the county clerk's office yesterday as hunters prepared for the prairie chicken season. It was one of the best days for license sales in the office's history, with 800 licenses sold this year compared to 425 at the same point last year.
SINK A U S VESSEL Nazi Subs Score Three Times in Two Days
The navy disclosed the sinking of a small United States cargo ship in the western Atlantic, the third American ship sunk in two days by Nazi submarines. Six of the 35 crew members were killed, raising fatalities to 13 in the three sinkings. The ship went down off the northern coast of South America after two torpedo hits, as two more American ships were reported lost yesterday.
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United States
Navy
South America
Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Health unit seeks federal funds for sanitation upgrades
Douglas county health units applied for 16400 in defense public works money. One request covers garbage disposal and two specialized truck bodies. A second 10000 plan funds two sanitarians a nurse salaries a statistician stenographer and upgrades including a movie projector and training. Dr. Chambers cited stretched finances and wartime federal relief programs.
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Douglas County Health Units
Defense Public Works Section
Federal Works Agency
Lawrence
H. L. Chambers
Father Hoffman Rites Attended by Area Priests
More than 100 priests from the region gathered at St. John's Catholic Church for the pontifical requiem mass for the late Rev. M. T. Hoffman pastor of St. John’s. An American Legion firing squad and taps by C. T. Hough marked the service with Col. James S. Dusenbury representing the regular army. Among out of town clergy were Abbot Martin Veth of St Benedict’s Atchison and several monsignors from across Kansas.
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M. T. Hoffman
St. John’s Catholic Church
American Legion
C. T. Hough
James S. Dusenbury
Father Hoffman
Chaglain
Martin Veth
St Benedict's
Atchison
Magr. Vallely
Topeka
Msgr
McKenna
Kansas City
Doman
Paola
Bradley
Shawnee
Grudzinsky
Kan
Treasury to borrow $2 billion in one year certificates
The treasury department plans to issue $2 billion in one year certificates next Monday morning to retire $1.5 billion of 0.5 percent certificates due November 1, 1942, and to add $500 million in new cash. This would lift total monthly borrowings to $6 billion, with ongoing weekly 90 day bills. Earlier in October the treasury borrowed $4 billion.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Raider Driven From Iceland By Anti Aircraft Fire
Reykjavik reports second raid in nine days as anti aircraft fires drive off hostile plane. The alert lasted about 45 minutes with no bombs dropped.
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Iceland
Reykjavik
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W. C. Hunsinger
Kelvin Hoover
L. E. Rice
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A. T. Hodgen
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