Allies Probe For New German Line Across Italy Balkans
Allied air forces raid Nis Yugoslavia wrecking roundhouse and locomotives to aid guerrillas. On the Italian front Fifth army gains north of the Volturno while Eighth army captures Busso and Oratino near Campo Basso as Montgomery troops push toward Isernia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark W. Clark
Eighth Army
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Vinchiaturo
Busso
Campobasso
Oratino
Baranello
Balkans
Nis
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Sofia
Orient Express
Salonika
Skoplje
Montgomery
Isernia
Italy
Venafro
Massico
Fifth Army
Adriatic
Termoli
Volturnod
Fifth
Air Command
Balkan
Europe
Rome
Tacky Party at Crowder School This Friday
Crowder school hosts a Tacky Party Friday night October 22 at 8 o clock. Everyone is invited with refreshments and coffee. A prize will be awarded for the funniest costume. Also note Eldridge Barber Shop will close at 6 p m Monday night October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder School
Eldridge Barber Shop
Ady
Bloody Jungle Fight Near Finschhafen in New Guinea
Allied dispatch reports a fierce jungle battle north of Finschhafen with Japanese and Australian forces clashing near Sattelberg. Japanese counter‑offensive costs over 200 men as Australian Ninth Division advances, while Ramu valley patrols push toward Madang and Mitchell bombers hit supply routes. In the Solomons, U S planes downed 17 more enemy aircraft amid broader air actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Finschhafen
New Guinea
Sattelberg
Song River
Australia
Salamaua
Lae
Ramu
Madang
Solomons
Pacific
Ballale
Brown resigns as price administrator at OPA
President Roosevelt accepts Prentiss M. Brown's resignation from the Office of Price Administration after a six page letter. Chester Bowles named to succeed him as OPA general manager. Brown praised the agency's improvements and warned inflation risks persist postwar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
Senate
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
Bowles
OPA
Connecticut
Michigan
Leon Henderson
James F. Byrnes
War Mobilization
White House
Byrnes
Capitol Hill
Denton & Bowles, Inc
New York
New England
Congress
Drop in Temperature Hits Kansas After Warm Spell
Abnormally warm weather gave way to cooler conditions across Kansas with no rain expected. Temperatures fell to 29 to 35 degrees in north central and western areas led by Ellis at 29. Leadville and Wyoming saw snow and extreme cold. Western Kansas cooled from a 77 degree high in Topeka to 40 to 45 overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Ellis
Leadville
Colo
Wyoming
Offensive Near Stalingrad Forecast by German Experts
Stockholm reports German military experts predict the next major Russian offensive will strike the Leningrad sector. Swedish correspondents in Berlin note coastal public safety items moved from Sevast to the Leningrad area last winter as shelling continues to hinder an attack. Lawrence Council P.T.A. Benefit presents magician Loring Campbell on Saturday October 28 at 2 and 8 p.m. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalingrad
Stockholm
Leningrad
Berlin
Sevastend
Cit
Lawrence Council
P.T.A
Loring Campbell
L.mlh.s
War Fund drive in Douglas county seeks higher donations
By 2 PM the War Fund Community Chest total in Douglas county reached 17 169.71. Lawrence officials and workers urge completing the solicitation soon. Fritz Elvig warns that increased contributions are needed as 1800 county servicemen watch the drive. Citizens asked to call C of C headquarters at 485 or 3022 if missed, with campaign offices open nightly until 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Fund Community Chest
Douglas County
Lawrence
Fritz Elvig
C. of C
No Further Gas Cut Forecast For 1943
Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies told the House committee that Americans likely will have no more civilian gasoline cuts this year though 1944 looks uncertain. He cited the need to boost aviation and military fuel and addressed claims of British oil hoarding, saying American and British resources have been used jointly since the war began. He noted supply shifting from the Mediterranean when tanker danger limited Middle Eastern oil use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph K. Davies
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Davies
United States
Mediterranean
North Africa
England
Doughton Receives Promises on Government Spending
Chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means Committee said he had assurances from the administration that every effort would be made to locate and eradicate unnecessary expenditures. The pledge followed a closed doors meeting after public hearings on tax plans, with Doughton urging economies and questioning officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doughton
D-N.c
House, Ways and Means
Capitol
Ways and Means
Magician Loring Campbell Helps PTA Benefit
Loring Campbell, magician and entertainer, appears for a PTA benefit at LMHS Auditorium. Performances scheduled for Saturday October 23 at 2 and 8 p.m. Admission details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring Campbell
P.T.A. Benefit
LMHS
Red Army Drives Nazis From Crimea And Dnieper Bend
London reports Soviet forces press westward in Ukraine as German troops retreat from Crimea via the Perekop bridgehead. The Red Army advances threaten Krivoi Rog and the Dnieper bend, with heavy losses for Nazi units and a potential large-scale collapse if escape routes fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Crimea
Perekop Land
Moscow
Red Army
Kremenchug
Dnieper
Krivoi Rog
Dnepropetrovsk
Melitopol
Yesteray
Steppes
Perekop Peninsula
Dniepr
Crimean
Stalingrad
Crisis Conference Fomenting Nazi Morale Amid War Struggles
London reports a third Nazi crisis conference in two weeks aimed at boosting morale for winter. The German Justice Ministry meeting led by Otto Thierack discussed justice under total war. Observers link Keitel’s military summit to a possible shift away from Hitler’s strategic plan amid fears of a new Stalingrad on the Dnieper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Justice
Ministry of Information
Otto Thierack
Ruthless Peoples’ Court
Reinhard Heydrich
Stockholm
Stalingrad
Dnieper
Wilhelm Keitel
Hitler
The
Daily Mail
Geneva
Keitel
Kurt Zeitzler
Georg von Guechler
Gunther von Kluege
Erwin Rommel
Russia
Surgeons Using Metal Tantalum to Repair Wounds
Army doctors in Columbus Ohio report using tantalum to connect nerves in arms and legs where flesh and bone are missing. The metal can be drawn into ultra fine wire or formed into plates to replace bone and tissue, and shows clearer X-ray visibility than catgut or silk for monitoring nerve healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Pi—Army
Fifth Service Command
Subsidy Fight Over Food Prices Set for Renewal
President Roosevelt faces a renewed dispute with the farm bloc as a formal message to Congress may signal resumption of general government use of subsidies to lower food costs. Farm organizations outside the government oppose subsidies at wholesale and retail levels, seeking a compromise to avoid a showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional Farm Bloc
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Congress
Farm Organization
Kansas high schools gather for annual debate institute
About 200 students from 20 Kansas high schools travel to Lawrence October 22 and 23 for the KU speech department and extension division event. Notable sessions include talks by Dr. John W. Ashton and Dr. Howard T. Hill, a town meeting debate on League of Nations reform, and demonstrations by Wyandotte and Wichita North high schools. High schools listed include Wichita North, Spivey, Newton, Lawrence, Shawnee Mission, Topeka, Salina, Wyandotte, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas University Department of Speech
Fraser Theater
John W. Ashton
K. U
Howard T. Hill
Kansas State College
Manhattan
United States
League of Nations
Walter Sandelius
Alfred M. Landon
John Ise
H. B. Chubb
Karl M. Wilson
Coffeyville Junior College
Dr. Hill
Wyandotte High School
Wichita North High School
Harold G. Ingham
K. U. Extension Division
Wichita North
Spivey
Newton
Shawnee Mission
Washington Rural
Topeka
Russell
Junction City
Chapman
University High
Effingham
Horton
Salina
Wyandotte
Mound Ridge
Atchison
First National Bank of Lawrence Addresses Postwar Costs
The bank pledges service to support war effort and postwar needs while urging wise management to curb inflation and repay debt. It notes government bonds dominate investments and calls for resuming local lending to bolster business and farming as postwar plans begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Lawrence
First National Bank
Kansas
Adv
Nighttime thefts hit KU student houses in Lawrence
Five men at the Delta Tau Delta house on West Eleventh reported a $39 loss while the Phi Chi house on Dread Avenue logged about $50. Four organization houses in the KU student district reported cash totaling $160 and a set of shirt studs stolen from billfolds and dressers. A separate incident involved R A Grimes of Oklahoma City reporting an assault by two men in sailor uniforms near the Santa Fe depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Tau Delta
West Eleventh Street
Phi Chi
Dread Avenue
Lawrence
K. U
R.A. Grimes
Oklahoma City
R. A
Santa Fe
Seventh Street
Connecticut
New York
C. A. Bliesner
Grimes
Carruth Hall
University
Louisiana Street
Alpha Chi Sigma
Tennessee
Delta Upsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Raymond Stoenner
Levasy
Max Marquez
Chitre
Panama
Bolivar Marquez
Hugh Louis Schirk
Parsons
Kan
Warren Spikes
Garden City
Lee Nelson
Larned
Richard Trueheart
Sterling
Bill Acton
Kansas City
Bob Crowley
Delta Upsilon House
Jack Hines
Wichita
Chester Fee
Cunningham
Howard Gadberry
Lou Hoi King
Harlan Huerer
Nashville
Irving Esterkoin
Don Alderson
King
District meeting of Junior Red Cross opens at Hotel Eldridge
Ten chapters send delegates to a district Junior Red Cross meeting at the Hotel Eldridge starting at 10 am. Mrs. I W Hartley presides general session, with Mrs. Rose and Mrs. Gagliardo leading adult and junior sessions. Exhibits include prisoner of war food packages and blood plasma samples. A luncheon at 12 30 marks the event and a film showing closes the day. Lawrence Liberty Memorial high school delegates are Lawrence Morgan and Joann Ruese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Red Cross
Eldridge
I. W. Hartley
Douglas County
Robert Rose
Shawnee Mission
Ruth Gagliardo
Lawrence
Red Cross
St. Louis
Lawrence Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence Morgan
Joann Ruese
Army to need 75 thousand men monthly after new year
Secretary of War Stimson said the army will require about 75 000 replacements per month after the first of next year to keep total strength at 7 700 000. He noted no change in the program and cited 400 000 new enrollments plus 800 000 replacements needed to reach the target by December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Senator Downey
D-Calif
Joseph T. McNarny
Magic. Mystery at L M H S Auditorium
Event at L M H S auditorium on Saturday October 28 offers magic and mystery acts with performances at 2 pm and 8 pm admission 15 and 35 cents including tax proceeds benefit unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.M.H.S. Auditorium
War Prisoners Used in Production Across United States
Washington reports more than 140,000 prisoners of war held in permanent camps. Secretary of War Stimson says they are diverted to essential labor including army maintenance, post work, and inmate services. They perform tasks from automotive reconstruction to brick plants, land clearing, canning, reservoir construction, and harvests in multiple states. Germans outnumber Italians about three to one. escapes are negligible and promptly recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Army
Georgia
Colorado
Texas
New York
Lawrence No 4 narration book drives last night rush
Deadline tonight and tomorrow for No 4 narration book in Lawrence with issuing in the Community building basement. Tonight 7 15 to 9 15 PM and tomorrow 9 to 11 30 AM and 1 15 to 4 15 PM. A total of 7 853 books issued last night as crowds surged in the first night session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
George T. Wetzel
Boardman
William Allen White Condition Improves After Operation
William Allen White editor of Emporia Kansas, underwent an abdominal operation at Colonial hospital performed by Mayo clinic surgeons. His condition is improving, according to his son W L White. The report comes from Rochester Minnesota where the hospital is located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. White
Rochester
Minn
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
W. L. White
Colonial Hospital
Mayo Clinic
Sunflower Plant to Expand Under Hercules Contract
The Sunflower Ordnance Works near De Soto will add substantial facilities under a supplemental contract with Hercules Powder Company. Construction starts soon, with hundreds of new employees needed as smokeless powder production expands to meet Army and Navy demand. Existing lines will be overloaded, and more workers are hired daily to handle increased output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Ordnance Works
DeSoto
Ordnance Department
Hercules Powder Company
Sunflower Plant
Sunflower
Army
Navy
Sunfower
U.S. Loss Estimates in Italy Revised Downward
Secretary of War Stimson announced new American casualty figures for September 8 to early Volturno fighting. The latest total stands at 879 killed, 3,047 wounded, 2,848 missing, 6,774 overall, lower than the October 7 preliminary of 8,307. British losses in the Fifth Army area were believed higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Italy
Volturno River
Stimson
Tony
Volturno
Capua
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Hae
Italian Action Party backs Sforza in Naples support drive
The Partito D'Azione announces allegiance to Carlo Sforza, pro fascist foreign minister, and outlines an eight point program calling for a republican form of government in Italy. It also demands large estate division and state control of major firms, signaling the largest Italian democratic group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sforza
Naples
Partito D’azione
Action Party
Carlo
Italy
Gasoline Rations Cancelled in Chile Plan
Chilean government cancels gasoline rations for 200 motorists who refused to hire chauffeurs under an unemployment relief plan. Socialist Deputy Luiz Gonzalez asserts the move in parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Ais Cpi— E Jbean
Luiz Gonzalez
Escaped Trusty Captured Near Leavenworth Farm
Jack Stover age 49 one of three trusties who escaped from Kansas state prison was captured today on Herman Grezells farm ten miles southwest of the prison Warden Milton Amrine reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Cph
Jack Stover
Kansas State Prison
Herman Grezell
Milton Amrine
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Massico Ridge
Casale
Marcigliana
Tiber
Cerveteri
Grosseto
Orvieto
Florence
Red
Associated Press
H. S
Alf Landon
Bulletin
States Army
Fred Bignall
Clarence Houk
Earle W. Patton
M. Cohen
Milton Moore
B. Z. Stephenson
Clyde Walker
Ivan Randall
H. W. Howsman
Ralph Kampschroeder
James A. Loop
G. E. Albright
Newton E. Jerome
Estella van Deusen
Judson Smover
Jeanette B
H. K. Snider
Herbert Brockman
Mabel Kollender
Marc Baret Mandeville
Marjorie Dietrich
Frances Sullivan
Jewell Smith
Esther Leigh
Ruth Myers
Geraldine A. di Simone
Edward C. Neustifter
Hazel Dawson
Mabel Stichardson
Mary Elizabeth Corcoran
Maxine Schmitendorf
Maude Mercer
Frances Anderson
Carol Watkinson
Esther Bird
B. May Rowley
Irene de
O. O. Stoland
C. M. Rickard
I. Kolars
Walter Johns
Edwin Fritz
C. E. Tefft
Ruth Cadwell
Myron Keys
A. E. Miller
Harry Houk
Thomas Cummins
Dorothy Lee
C. Perkins, Jr
Faul B. Lawson
Mason
Ethel P. Harman
Mary Holcomb
Phil Ernst, Jr
J. R. Traylor
F. Wiedemann
T. I. House
C. B. Lowe
Nelson M. LeSeur
George Wetzel
N. U. Danner
D. C. Weyand
Vance Greenwell
H. D.rednour
J. W. Ashton
Floyd W. Holcomb
Hal Harbaum
Albert Anderson
W. Roy Martin
H. W. Sherman
Ordnance Works
U. S
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