Germans Retreat To a Fresh Line Near Volturno River
Allied dispatches report German forces falling back from the Volturno valley to a new mountain line anchored on the Massico ridge and Mondragone. The retreat comes as Fifth Army drives forward, with Germans burning towns and sabotaging lines to cover their withdrawal. British Eighth Army advances along the Adriatic, taking Petacciata and repelling counterattacks near Montecilfone as Montgomery strengthens the front.
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Volturno
Massico Ridge
Mondragone
Volturno River
Venafro
Fifth ‘Army
Naples
Rome
Capua
Mondragone-Venafro Inc
Fifth Army
Pignataro
Roccaromana
Liberi
Dragoni
Alvignano
Eighth
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Petacciata
Termoli
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montecilfone
Barnello
Vinchiaturo
Africa
Sicily
78Th
Alficers
Tunisia
Centuripe
Gaeta
Cassino
American Bombers Hit Rabaul Base in New Allied Assault
Allied forces report a second major air raid on Rabaul with Mitchell bombers destroying about 60 enemy planes and sinking two warships. The attack also hit Cape Hoskins and Cape Gloucester airfields, while Japanese efforts around Finschhafen faced counteraction.
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Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Solomons
Finschafen
MacArthur
Cape Hoskins
Midway
Cape Gloucester Field
Dampier Strait
Cape Gloucester
Sattersberg
Finschhafen
Rapopo
Tobera
Kavieng
New Ireland
US bombers strike Germany amid heavy losses and warnings
American heavy bombers with Thunderbolts and Spitfires hit targets in western Germany today while German raiders drop bombs across eastern England causing casualties in London. The Schweinfurt production blow is recalled as the air war continues. In Washington the Senate pigeonholes a $300 million school aid bill after an anti discrimination amendment is adopted.
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London
United States
Germany
England
Schweinfurt
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Marines Seek Women Recruits In Lawrence Visit
A three member Marine interview team arrived in Lawrence to recruit women for the Marine Corps Women Reserve. Capt EB Esch Lt Bernice Wilson and Sgt Betty Ann Noble based in Kansas City will interview through the week at the Eldridge house. Recruitment lists about 50 jobs including aviation mechanics radio repair clerical cooking and transport. Age 20 to 35 height 5 feet weight 95 pounds minimum two years of high school required. Some officer candidates with four years college or two years college plus two years business experience are sought.
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U.S. Marines
Lawrence
Marine Corps Women Reserve
EB. R. Esch
Bernice A. Wilson
Betty Ann Noble
Marine
Finance
Kansas City
Eldridge House
Great Marine
New River
N.C
Court to Hear Argument On Induction of Kansan
Denver October 19 The U S supreme court agreed to hear arguments on a habeas corpus petition by Arthur C Billings held at Fort Leavenworth Kansas The 10th circuit was notified Billings a KU graduate and former UT professor contends he refused the oath of induction into the army and is not subject to military law He says he complied with civil law and was placed in the guardhouse after refusing fingerprinting The circuit court denied his plea Judge Orie L Phillips said induction was completed when the oath was read and he was told he was inducted into the army
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Denver
U. S. Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Orie L. Phillips
Brushed by Falling Branch Sends Everett Stith to Ground
Everett Stith linotype operator for the University press was bruised when a limb gave way while he trimmed a tree at 1622 New Hampshire Street. He fell about 20 feet, landed on the branch, escaped serious injury, but his glasses shattered and cut above an eye.
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Everett Stith
The
University Press
New Hampshire Street
GM plans to boost car production after the war
General Motors expects to build 25 to 50 percent more automobiles after the war than in prewar days. President C. E. Wilson said the firm, now the largest armament producer, will need 60 days to start peacetime production of 1942-type cars once war tools are removed and auto equipment reinstalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pi—General Motors Corporation
C. E. Wilson
Germans Shoot 40 Into Warsaw Streets
The Polish Telegraph Agency reports German forces killed 40 people in Warsaw last weekend claiming they were shot by unknown assailants who had fatally wounded German soldiers in the capital.
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Poland
London
Warsaw
Collect tin cans Friday city trucks to run routes
City Engineer J. C. Harper announced salvage tin can collection will take place Friday. Donors should place cans in containers on parkings by Thursday evening so they are ready early Friday morning when the trucks visit city areas. Mexico to Hold Oil in Mexico City reports foreign oil concessions are closed by Secretary Francisco Javier Gaxiola. Loring Campbell magician performs for a P T A Benefit at LMHS Auditorium on Oct 23 with showings at 2 and 8 p.m.
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J. C. Harper
Mexico
Mexico City
Francisco Javier Gaxiola
Channel Conversion Work Near Eudora
A county power shovel finished a channel conversion on a small creek at the I. D. Harris farm four miles south of Eudora. The machine was moved to the county gravel pit for gravel extraction to resurf ace county roads.
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I. D. Harris
Eudora
Hutchinson Postmaster Confirmed by Senate
Hutchinson Kansas postmaster Ray K Hockaday received senate approval on October 20 marking his confirmation to lead the Hutchinson post office amid ongoing federal staffing changes.
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Hutchinson
Washington
Senate
Ray K., Hockaday
Kan
Soviets Threaten German Positions Near Dnieper Bend
Soviet forces press the Dnieper bend gap with fresh divisions and artillery to outflank German lines. The Red army advances to positions west of Crimea, threatening key rail junctions and forcing German counterattacks near Kiev as Vyshgorod falls.
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Red Army
Pyatikhatkai
Znamenka
Dnepropetrovsk
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper
Red
Crimea
Zaporozhe-Melitopol
News From Russia Puts Gloom Cloud Over Berlin
Swedish correspondents report Berlin faces its blackest day of the war as the Red Army breaches German eastern front defenses. Observers say Soviet initiative grows while German resistance weakens, with anxiety rising about future developments and potential aerial warfare in Berlin.
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Russia
Berlin
Stockholm
Red Army
Germany
Aftonbladet
Stalingrad
Cool Front Forecast Topeka Weather Update
The cool front will blanket the state tonight ending a mild spell with rainfall across Kansas. Highs yesterday near 80s, lows around 33 at Goodland, widespread near freezing expected tonight. Crop conditions described as promising for corn husking while winter wheat grazing prospects remain poor in the west.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Concordia
Geneseo
Wichita
Dodge City
Wamega
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Stock Market Index and PTA Benefit Notice
Market index of 60 stocks stands at 50.8 and yesterday it was 50.7. A PTA benefit event at L M H S auditorium occurs Saturday October 23 with showings at 2 and 8 pm. Admission 15 and 35 cents including tax.
Congress Views First Hand War Progress Report
In a closed door session Gen George C Marshall Secretary of War Stimson and other top leaders briefed House members on war progress. The program featured a straight from the shoulder discussion and a restricted showing of war action films for several hundred lawmakers.
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Washington
House
George C. Marshall
Stimson
Congressional Library
General Marshall
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Larry MacPhail
Army Public Relations Section
War Department
Kansas sees swing of workers into state for war jobs
Topeka reports the U S employment service brought 9005 outside workers to Kansas in the last year while 5459 Kansans found jobs elsewhere. Wichita led gains with 819 workers as the effort aims to place skilled labor in war needs, prioritizing national needs over local employment.
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Topeka
U.S. Employment Service
Kansas
E. W. Franzke
Wichita
Franzke
War Manpower Commission
High Masonic Honor Is Given Henry Dee Johnson
Henry Dee Johnson of 1325 Massachusetts Street was elected knight commander of the court of honor by the Supreme Council Southern Jurisdiction in Washington. Johnson, active in Masonry 30 years, is a former post office clerk and serves as master of Verbal Lodge of Perfection in Lawrence.
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Henry Dee Johnson
Massachusetts Street
Court of Honor
Supreme Council
Southern Jurisdiction
Washington, D. C
Johnson
Lawrence
Abdallah Temple
Leavenworth
Amendment Carves Political Propaganda From War Bond Ads
Washington October 20 Backers of a bill to authorize the treasury to spend 30 million dollars annually for war bond advertising agreed to an amendment aimed at keeping political propaganda out of the notices. Senator Danaher proposed the clause in a senate banking committee hearing and was supported by Senator Bankhead. He showed a treasury drafted ad featuring President Roosevelt as evidence of the issue.
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Washington
Treasury
Danaher
R-Conn
Senate Banking Committee
Bankhead
Dala
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Reed names Naval Academy candidate from Kansas
Sen Clyde M Reed announced Charles S Edmondson Jr of Leavenworth as principal candidate for admission to the U S Naval Academy next year. Alternates listed are James Marshall McHugh Jr of Wichita and John Beaumont Evans of Wichita with Dean Eldon Patterson of Leavenworth as second and third alternates.
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Naval Academy Washington
Clyde M. Reed
R.-Kan
Charles S. Edmondson, Jr
Leavenworth
U. S. Naval Academy
James Marshall
McHugh, Jr
Wichita
Dean Eldon Patterson
John Beaumont Evans
William Allen White Undergoes Abdominal Operation
William Allen White 75 editor from Emporia Kansas underwent an abdominal operation at Mayo Clinic Surgeons in Colonial hospital Rochester Minnesota. The procedure was expected to take about an hour and a half, per his son W L White.
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W. A. White
Rochester
Minn
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Mayo Clinic
Colonial Hospital
W. L. White
Baptists Meet at First Baptist Church Tonight
One of the year’s key meetings is set for 7:30 pm at the First Baptist Church. Northern Baptist convention plans for the year will be presented.
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Baptists
First Baptist Church
Northern Baptist Convention
No. 4 ration book issued in Lawrence district
The No. 4 ration book distribution continued briskly at the Community building basement in Lawrence with evening and daytime sessions over four days. In the first day 2955 books were issued from 1 214 applications, and planners expect about 21 000 books in Lawrence and 5 000 more in Douglas County.
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Lawrence
George T. Wetzel
Douglas County
Wetzel
Jayhawk Nursery Committee Meets at A J Mix Home
The Jayhawk Nursery Committee gathers at 7 30 this evening at the home of chairman A J Mix to discuss inclusion in the National War Fund. Uncertainty remains on whether the local Jayhawk Nursery is covered by the fund and its future support.
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Jayhawk Nursery
A. J. Mix
National War Fund
England
Save the Children Federation
S.F.C
New York
Lawrence
University
Classified Ad Copy Deadline Notice
Advertisers are urged to contact the office with classified ad copy before 11 a.m. to ensure publication. Ads received after 11 a.m. will not appear until the next day. Journal-World Adv.
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Journal-World Adv
Conferees Begin Daily Wartime Talks in Moscow
In Moscow on October 20 United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet Foreign Commissioner Vyacheslav Molotov opened daily wartime and postwar discussions. The session ran 2 hours 15 minutes with no details released and will meet each day at Spiridonovka Palace as talks progress to lay groundwork for future UN leadership discussions.
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Moscow
U. S
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav Molotov
Spiridonovka Palace
Eden
Hull
United Nations
Beating Deadline on Kansas Military Science Building
Basil Green, contractor, said the military science building is nearly finished and will be turned over to University authorities next week. The project began in 1941 as a state and federal effort with a $25,000 University cash stake and $142,709 WPA funds, plus a $69,000 state appropriation. Built of native Kansas limestone, the facility is designed for military uses.
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Basil Green
Kansas
Green
Middle-West
Inmates in Pajamas Prompt Statewide Clothing Concern
Gov. Andrew Schoeppel and State Business Manager C. V. Kincaid disclosed that inmates at Larned state hospital are being clothed in flannel pajamas due to clothing shortages. They blamed WPB delays in authorizing priorities and urged quicker action as winter approaches.
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Topeka
Larned State Hospital
Andrew Schoeppel
Sute
C. V. Kincaid
War Production Board
Kincaid
Don A. Bingham
WPB
Kansas City
Whelan
Washington
Birth rate decline threatens French towns says Paris council
German DNB report notes Philippe Renaudin told Paris city council that France faces a drop in births so severe that about 40 000 people vanish from the map yearly. It adds France has the highest world population age, with each person over 60.
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New York
DNB
Philippe Renaudin
Vichy
Paris
France
Office of War Information
Lawrence Council PTA Benefit Shows Magician Loring Campbell
Lawrence council PTA presents magician Loring Campbell in shows at 2 and 8 p m on Saturday October 23 at Ady Auditorium.
City at Halfway Mark in War Fund Drive
The War Fund Community Chest totals noon today reach 12572.52, just over half the 24000 quota. Chairmen Fritz Elvig and Joie Stapleton praise worker spirit while noting the final half will be tough. volunteers across committees, schools, and firms push to reach and exceed the goal.
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War Fund-Community Chest
Fritz Elvig
War Fund Drive Underway in White School District
The War Fund drive in White school district No. 61 continues with active solicitation and community outreach. Details appear on page 2.
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White
Workmen Needed to Sort School Scrap Piles
Scrap piles in city school yards will be sorted tonight starting at 6 30 with fathers and brothers in the districts asked to join. Ed Logs don chairman of the sorting committee will have about 60 Legionnaires but needs additional help. Volunteer trucks will haul the sorted metal to the junk yard early Sunday morning.
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Ed Logsdon
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Algiers
Veteran Infantry Division
Eldridge Barber Shop
Education Committee
Taft
Ohio
Langer
R.-N.d
Hill
D.-Ala
Thomas
Utah
U.S.M.C
Eldridge
Loring’ Campbell
P.T.A
LMHS
Dnieper River
Kremenchug
Pyatikhatka
Dneprodzerzhinsk
Hitler
Red Star
Pravda
Europe
Kiev
Vyshgorod
L.M.H.S
G-M. P.T.A
Poco
Associated Press
State
Boardman IN Charge
W. C. Boardman
Boardman
C. M. Rickard
FE. L. Dougan
C. G. Hesse
Milton Moore
Gertrude Clark
H. Re Oher
Clyde Walker
F. T. Sullivan
Jednette B. Jackson
Floyd W. Holcomb
T. V. Smith
H. D. Rednour
J. Www
O. O. Stoland
John G. Blocker
George E. Peppercorn
Ledrue G. Carter
Ira Cowan
J. G. Kolars
Henry Schlegel
R.E. Skinner
Carl Porter
George Wise
F. Wiedemann
C. Co. Perkins, Jr
Alfred Hunter
Harry Houk
Sam Ferguson
John Clark
Grace Porter
Lois Strode
M. J. Patterson
E. O. Stone
Vesta Kane
Earle W. Patton
James C. Malin
Ivan Q. Randall
Thomas F. Fearn
James A. Loop
HH. Howsman
B. Z. Stephenson
Betty Day
Estella VanDeusen
Maude Mercer
Newton E. Jerome
T. W. Smith
Floyd Wy. Holcomb
Ralph Kampschroeder
Albert Anderson
H. D. Rednear
H. W. Sherman
A. J. Mix Home
K. U
Larned
Joie Stapleton
Business
Professional Women’s Club
Red Cross
Corrine Colburn
Frances Andrews
Esther Leigh
Miss Stapleton
Beverly Essick
Betty Wulfkuhle
Betty Ellington
Bessie Taylor
Fifth Ward
United Seamen’s Service
War Fund
Merchant Marine
Seamen's Clubs
F. C. Allen
War Fund Community Chest
Sal
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