Allies tighten grip in Italy as Germans withdraw to new mountain line
Allied reports say three to six miles advanced with two more Italian towns captured below the Grigno river while German rearguards pull back to a fortified mountain line near Rome. Air attacks hit Greek airfields and Italian transport, with Canadian and American troops widening control near Nas sito Ridge and Ravigeanina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Grigno
Italy
Rome
Trigno
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Civita
Campomarana
Acquaviva Collectoce
Tri
Vinchiaturo
Isernia
Venafro
Europe
Hitler
Erwin Rommel
Balkans
Salonika
Sedes
Megalo Mikra
Greece
Heraklion
Crete
R.A.F
Northwest African Air Force
Assistant Manager Leaves Sunflower to Join Hercules Wilmington Plant
Lewis C. Kleinhans, assistant plant manager at the Hercules Powder Sunflower Works since May 1942, will leave October 31 for duties at the Hercules plant in Wilmington Delaware. He has served with Hercules since May 1 1941 and will be replaced by O B Case from New River Ordnance Works at Pulaski Virginia, starting November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Kleinhans
Hercules Powder
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Hercules
Wilmington
Del
Arthur E. Inman
Sunflower
Kleinhans
Hercules Company
O. B. Case
New River Ordnance Works
Pulaski
Stock Market Index Holds Steady as Average Rises
The index of 60 stocks sits at 51.2, up from 50.9 yesterday. Financial markets show modest gains as investors weigh recent economic data.
Loss of Airfields Weakens Japs on North Solomons
Allied headquarters report major airfields on Bougainville and Ballale in the Shortlands have been bombed out, reducing Japanese air cover as US raids yield heavy losses. Kahili and Kara strips suffered extensive damage last weekend, with Lib erator and Dauntless forces delivering the knockout. In New Guinea, Japanese jungle assaults near Finschhafen were repelled by Australian troops and allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Solomons
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Rabaul
United States
Kahili
Kara Strip
Bougainville
Ballale
Shortlands
Kara
MacArthur
Dauntless
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Navy Day Observances Highlight U S Navy Resolve
The United States Navy marks its 168th birthday with nationwide Navy Day events. Secretary Knox and Admiral King headline speeches in Philadelphia and Indianapolis while other leaders, sailors, and bureau heads participate in tributes to the fleet's WWII role and future goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Pacific
Atlantic
Mediterranean
U. S
Roosevelt
Knox
Ernest J. King
U. S. Fleet
Philadelphia
King
Indianapolis
Navy
Taxes Due November 1 Under New 1943 System
County Treasurer A M Gardner announced that 1943 taxes are due November 1 and delinquent after December 20. He cautioned taxpayers to pay before statements arrive about November 15 as statements are delayed by envelope shortages and a new system dividing personal and real property taxes into separate statements. About 40 000 statements are being prepared with an addressograph and typewriters, adding 25 000 more than before. Taxpayers should bring their statements when paying after November 15 and keep receipts for the final half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Gardner
Gardner
Film Censorship Proposed by State Board at Convention
In Jefferson City on October 27 the state constitutional convention heard John T. Opie of Kansas City propose a board to censor moving pictures for public morals protection. The note aligns with a push to regulate film content amid moral concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
John T. Opie
Kansas City
Ration book distribution declines in county this week
George T. Wetzel reports 26 605 No 4 war ration books issued in Douglas county last week, down from 31 684 No 2 books issued last February. The drop reflects plant workers leaving, fewer students at K U and Baker, and more armed services enlistments. Data covers Lawrence and surrounding townships with local age notes and out of county mailings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
George T. Wetzel
Wetzel
K.U
Baker University
Baldwin
Armed Services
Lawrence
Marion Township
Lecompton
Palmyra
Vinland
Eudora
Marion
Clinton Township
Willow Spring
Kanwaka
Grant
Wakarusa Township
Grant Township
Clinton
Munici pal Council approves multiple measures at last night meeting
The council approved bindweed control under street department and raised cemetery clerk salary to 25 dollars monthly starting January 1. Assistant city clerk salary also increases to 110, with fire department pay scale set for next year. Community building custodian pay to come from recreation fund. Water department asks for 775 feet of two inch main on Prairie street at 483 cost and hires Martin E Henry for meter shop at escalating monthly wages. Building inspector Willard R Larkin reported inspections and 400 dollars in building permits. Total claims approved amount to 16542.56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways and Means
Fire Department
Water Department
Prairie Street
Martin E. Henry
Pennsylvania Street
Willard R. Larkin
Allowe Vedio Ahi Aa
Germans Brace for Impending Fall of Krivoi Rog Front
London report says Soviet forces near Krivoi Rog push toward the Dnieper bend with a major pincers thrust from Melitopol and Karnovatka. German losses exceed 2,000, while Red air squadrons attack from Kremenchug to Melitopol and rail lines are hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Krivoi Rog
Stalingrad
Dnieper
Berlin
Melitopol
Smolensk
Kremenchug
Karnovatka
Saksahani
Italy
Veseloye
Dnepropetrovsk
Crimea
Moscow War
Znamenka-Nikolayev
Moscow
Red Army
Krichev
White Russia
Douglas County Sells Bonds in Third War Loan Drive
Official figures from the Federal Reserve Kansas City show Douglas County ranked seventh in Kansas for total bonds sold. The county’s grand total reached $2,282,548.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
Douglas’ County
Substitute for Huxman topeka headline
U S District Judge Stephen S. Chandler Jr of Oklahoma City is expected to sit on the bench as the grand jury reports, substituting for Circuit Judge Walter A. Huxman who broke a leg in an automobile accident. Huxman plans release from the hospital in about a week and will use crutches for several weeks before resuming office work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
U. S
Stephen S. Chandler, Jr
Oklahoma City
Walter A. Huxman
Huxman
Altho
Confusion at Kansas City Livestock Market Over New Beef Ceiling
A 9000 head cattle run met market uncertainty as traders seek price guidance tied to a federal beef subsidy plan. Buyers report wide price ranges for fattening cattle, with some awaiting Washington word while stockers and feeders move at steady quotes. State official Ljungdahl warns the $16 top will shrink beef production and force lower replacement cattle prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Packer
Chicago
Washington
Topeka
William J. Ljungdahl
Menlo
State Revenue and Taxation Commission
Two Day Synod Conference on The Christian Home
Trinity Lutheran hosts a two day conference for ministers of the Synod of Kansas and adjacent states focusing on social missions with the theme The Christian Home. Rev C Franklin Koch of the United Lutheran board speaks at 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. Thursday, joined by Dr Andreas Bard Melvin Murphy Floyd Beelman Bert Nash and Synod leaders including Rev George Whittecar and Rev Alfred Beil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Synod of
Ladies Aid
Koch
Andreas Bard
St. Mark’s Iberant Church
Kansas City
Melvin Murphy
Kansas State Department of Social Welfare
Floyd Beelman
Kansas State Health Department
Bert Nash
University of Kansas
G. L. Search
Waterville
E. R. Harrison
Hutchinson
D. L. McConnell
Rockport
George Whittecar
Synod
Tulsa
Okla
Alfred J. Beil
D.D
Lawrence
Mrs Hoinville Dies In Chicago After Illness
Mrs. Julia Simons Hoinville wife of Charles H Hoinville died early this morning at her Chicago home after a months long illness She had earlier lived in Lawrence and managed the welfare department for Marshall Field She was born March 26 1867 in Waukeeagan Illinois and is survived by a granddaughter great granddaughter brother and sister Services will be held in Lawrence Saturday with burial at Oak Hill cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Simons Hoinville
Charles H. Hoinville
Chicago
Lawrence
Hoinville
Marshall Field Organization
Santa Fe Railway
Waukeegan
Ill
Dolph E. Simons
Jennie B. Gowdy Simons
Kansas
Stead
Hodgeman County
Eudora High School
Vera Brady Shipman
Charles D. Stough
Vera Corrine Stough
W. C. Simons
Don A. Freeman
Brainerd
Minn
Oak Hill Cemetery
Y Conferences at University Saturday
A Kansas U state U M and YWCA conference for Kansas college students and faculty will take place Saturday October 30 at Kansas University. Dr W L Young Park College president speaks at 10 30 AM in the Kansas Room Union. Banquet speakers are Lois Crozier and Harold Calvin. Thornton McClanathan chairs planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. M
Kansas College
Kansas University
W. L. Young
Park College
Kansas
Union
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lois Crozier
War Student Service Fund
Harold Calvin
National
Thornton McClanathan
City to Improve Municipal Airport with 15000 Plan
City council approves a 15000 airport improvement plan funded by university rental cancellation and Ong Aircraft rent advances. Project includes a hangar 100 by 65 feet, new ramp, refueling line, and 5000 feet of crushed rock runways. University to cancel 6000 rental over six years. Ong to advance 6000 plus 900 annual increases for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
William A. Ong
Ong Aircraft Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
M. S. Winter
Winter
University
Board of Regents
Ong
Water Department
Navy
Navy Day Display Sails Through Lawrence Windows
Lawrence residents flock to downtown windows showcasing naval displays for Navy Day. Curated by Miss Maud Ellsworth and aides, Bell Music hosts two standout exhibits a working German submarine model and a collection of ship models loaned by locals and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Maud Ellsworth
University Fine Arts
Deal Six
Earl Patton
Bell Music Company
Richard Stutz
Bell’s
Bureau of Visual Instruction
The
University
Fred Montgomery
Thor
Deane W. Malott
Honolulu
Don Haworth
Alice Hosford
Malott
Henry Hudson
O. M. Hixon
Fritz Meyn
L. E. Anderson
Whitfield
Richard Clarkson
Marvin le Suer
Don Mosser
Ober
A. H. Buhl
Kiwanis Clinic Set At Memorial Hospital Friday
The Kiwanis sponsored orthopedic clinic will be at Memorial Hospital on Friday October 29 from noon to 2 30 pm with Dr. C B Francisco in charge. Registration opens 11 30 am and ends at noon. Patients should use the west entrance to the clinic room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Memorial Hospital
C. B. Francisco
Chester School Social Plate Social Friday Night
Chester school hosts its annual plate social and program this Friday evening. Miss Barbara Zook is the teacher guiding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester School
Barbara Zook
Gable Returns to Washington for Army Film Work
Cant. Clark Gable, former film star now with the Eighth Air Force in Great Britain, arrived in Washington to resume editing and completing training films on serial gunnery for army use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clark Gable
Eighth Air Force
Great Britain
Gable
Savings bonds urged as wartime thrift at Lawrence bank
The First National Bank of Lawrence Kansas promotes savings bonds for all purses urging self reliance and lower expenses to weather rising costs and tax impacts while government help is deemed a myth and war must be funded by citizens' savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Lawrence
Kansas
Adv
Parade to Climax Navy Day Program in Lawrence
Navy Day observance in Lawrence ends with a 5 o clock parade down Massachusetts Street featuring Army and Naval units from K U and local patriotic groups. University high school and Haskell bands provide music as about 100 Chamber of Commerce members hear Ensign James E Wilson recount Yorktown service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
K. U
University
High School
Haskell
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
United States Navy
Crystal Room
Eldridge
James E. Wilson
Yorktown
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Ensign Wilson
Lieut. C. A. Michelman
University of Kansas
Navy
Lieut. A. H. Buhl
United States
K.U
Winter
Warren Zimmerman
Kansas Color Press
Liberty Memorial High School
C. A. Michelman
Florence Buerckholtz
James F. ‘Wilson
Ralph Graber
F. C. Buehler
Douglas County
Stan.Stockton
Temperature Drops to 17 at Ellis in Kansas
Topeka reports the thermometer fell to 17 at Ellis last night the coldest so far this season with more freezing weather forecast across the state. North central Kansas bore the brunt while other readings ranged from 25 to 32. Weather official Flora noted little crop damage, calling it the radiator crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Ellis
Kansas
Flora
Godland
Peratures
Normandie Turned Over to Navy Yard Authorities
New York navy yard authorities received the U S S Lafayette formerly the Normandie signaling the end of an 18 month salvage effort costing about 4 5 million dollars. The transfer occurred at pier 88 North River following the 1942 capsizing incident during refitting for war duties. Captain H V McKittrick declined to reveal plans for dry docking or future use of the vessel.
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New York
Navy Bureau of Ships
U.S.S. Lafayette
Normandie
Navy Yard
Pier 88
North River
H. V. McKittrick
Navy
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C. B. Case
U. S. Navy
Dnieper Bend
Chandler
Topeka Grand Jury
Ing
H. S. Stillwell
Naval Cadets
Abhout
Walter Andrews
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
L. K. Zimmer
Civil Air Patrol
Stillwell
Deane Malott
State Board of Regents
Lir
Heaven
C. of C
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