General Eisenhower Announces Italy Surrenders Unconditionally
Allied headquarters report Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the un conditional surrender of Italian armed forces after Badoglio government agreed to terms. Armistice signed with Union of Soviet Socialist Republics approved by Britain, the United States, and Russia. Hostilities end at once and Italians aiding the Allies receive UN support.
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Allied
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pizzo
Plate
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Ei Enh
Marshal Badoglio
Eisenhower
United Kingdom
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Nations
Badoglio
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Sicily
Gulf of Eufemia
8Th Army
Berli
Palermo
North African
Tunisia
Mayfield Promoted at Hercules Powder in Wilmington
Paul Mayfield, longtime naval stores sales director for Hercules Powder, becomes assistant general manager. Since joining in 1926 as a chemist, he led naval stores sales since 1939 and has held roles in cellulose products and the Chicago branch before returning to Wilmington in 1936.
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Wilmington
Del
Paul Mayfield
Naval Stores Department
Hercules Powder Company
A. E. Forster
Mayfield
Hercules
Naval Stores
Naval
Australia
New Zealand
Chicago
Liberty Memorial Hi Y Club to resume under Graber
Principal Graber announced the Boys Hi Y club at Liberty Memorial High will function again this year with R. E. Wood as faculty sponsor. The Journal World classifieds note farmers selling thousands of dollars of livestock and farm products monthly.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Graber
R. E. Wood
Journal-World
Lawrence City Schools Elect Seven Teachers
Seven teachers were elected to the Lawrence city schools at the regular September board meeting. The new staff includes Robert Eri Wood returning to chemistry after a year away, replacing Miss Myrth Haldeman who resigned for Oklahoma City. Several provisional and part time hires were also named, with three vacancies remaining. Local funds will not cover Sunflower Ordnance Works related cost increases, as federal aid was not approved after funds were exhausted.
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Lawrence City
Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High
Eri Wood
Robert Eri Wood
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Mryth Haldeman
Oklahoma City
Oscar Brownlee
Cordley
E. L. Haynes
E. J. Coy
Elizabeth Raymond
Rogs
H. Cleytonys Halfetime
Weave
Russell Stéén
New York
Hich
Clifford D. Dean
Federal Works Agency
Lawrence
St. Paul
Eudora
Reappointed Director for Central Bank of Cooperatives
Dr. C. O. Wolf of Ottawa Kansas has been re appointed as a director of the Central bank for cooperatives by A C Black governor of the Farm Credit Administration in Kansas City on September 8.
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Kansas City
C. O. Wolf
Ottawa
Kan
Central Bank For Cooperatives
A. C. Black
Farm Credit Administration
Oklahoma City Faces Severe Water Shortage Warning
City Manager H E B Bailey outlined a critical drought crisis as one reservoir dries up and a new one is not yet online. Wartime demand and a shrinking six foot drop threaten the water supply by February without heavy autumn rains. Eight wells have been tapped and seven more started as conservation urges rise.
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Oklahoma City
H. E B. Bailey
Bailey
Drouth
Delegates From France to Sit in Algiers Assembly
The French committee of national liberation votes to allocate half of the provisional consultative assembly seats to French resistance movements. Delegates include escapees and special representatives. The rest come from resistance groups outside France and former deputies with no Vichy ties.
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Algiers
French Committee of National Liberation
Provisional Consultative Assembly
France
Lambertson Sees No Lasting Peace Without Allies
Rep. W. P. Lambertson of the First Kansas district warned that a permanent peace excluding Germany Italy and Japan is unthinkable. He argued the worst outcomes would be a German victory or Russia dominating Europe with its large armies. He spoke at a Topeka luncheon.
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Topeka
W. P. Lambertson
Kansas
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
Valley Falls man injured repairing car
Elgar Smith sustained a broken collarbone and several ribs when a jack fell while he was repairing his car. He was pinned between the springs and the ground and is recovering satisfactorily at his home.
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Elgar Smith
Valley Falls
Jack
Too Late to Classify Column Delights Readers Daily
Readers enjoy the daily Too Late to Classify column with its quirky notes and brief curios from the paper. The column offers light sketches and quick glimpses into small town life, inviting curiosity.
Warning of possible shortage of feed across deficit areas
Washington officials warned that unless broader steps are taken, shortages may deepen in deficit regions during the 1943-44 feed year. Projected supplies fall about 10 million tons from 1942-43 with government wheat and corn stocks already depleted, and only about 250 million bushels of wheat may be fed next year depending on loans, reserve policies, and the 1944 crop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Canada
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Wheat Stocks Not Reserved for Deficit Areas
Government statements indicate wheat stocks will not be reserved for deficit regions and no new measures are planned to move larger supplies of domestic feed into those areas. Officials emphasize market moves and existing distribution channels over special allocations.
Hot and Dry August Hits Kansas Record Regist ers
Topeka reports August was hot and very dry with an average statewide temperature of 82.8 degrees, 4.9 above normal, ranking among the warmest six summers since records began. Rainfall averaged 2.26 inches, the lowest since 1937, with 7.85 inches in a county near Tonganoxie. Corn suffered nationwide drought impact, especially late-planted crops, while early corn fared better in northern regions. Pastures dried but still provided grazing as farm work began in earnest.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Tonganoxie
Social Security Grants For Kansas October Totals Released
The CPI Social Security Board announces October allocations for Kansas including old age assistance 352246.51 dollars aid to dependent children 40050.64 dollars and aid to the blind 14695.43 dollars in total grants to the state and recipients.
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Kansas City
CPI
Social Security Board
Kansas
Allies Press Italy Surrender as Hitler Faces Po Stand Debate
Stockholm dispatch notes Hitler and his general staff split over halting at the Po or retreating behind the Alps. Berlin reports Italy’s unconditional surrender after Sicily’s conquest. Allied landings near Eufemia gulf hint further operations as Mussolini’s regime falls.
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Stockholm
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Alps
Germany
Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Franz Halder
North Africa
Alms
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Pizza Berlin
Pizzo
Eufemia Gulf
Rome
British Isles
Wichita Wichita Laundries Authorized Price Increases
The Wichita regional OPA authorized 5 to 15 percent price increases for most laundry services effective immediately following a War Labor Board wage increase. Some frill services may be dropped. commercial flat work not covered. Eight major Wichita laundries, representing about 85 percent of city business, filed the request with OPA and the War Labor Board.
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Dallas
UPI
Office of Price Administration
Wichita
OPA
War Labor Board
Max McCullough
McCullough
Wichita Laundries
Fred Vinson
Tulsa
Kansans Pay $145 Million in Federal Taxes in 1948
Lynn Brodrick reports Kansas federal tax receipts for the first eight months of 1948 totaling 145,246,815. August alone brought 13,580,347. nine months show 116,917,393 from income and victory taxes, with comparisons to earlier years and pay-as-you-go figures.
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Wichita
Lynn Brodrick
Internal Revenue
Kansas
Brodrick
Stevens Hotel Sold to Chicago Operator for 5.25 Million
Washington reports the Stevens hotel in Chicago sold to A. S. Kirkeby, a Chicago hotel operator, for a cash bid of 5 251 000. The War Department announced the sale today.
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Stevens
Washington
Chicago
A. S. Kirkeby
War Department
Capper Returns to Washington After Busy Home Stay
Senator Arthur Capper returned to Washington last night after a stay at home he described as the busiest in years.
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Capper
Washington
Topeka
Arthur
Villa's Daughter Married In Hollywood Ceremony
Celia Villa 28, daughter of the late Pancho Villa, and Fred Daug 45, a movie casting director, wed on Monday in Hollywood according to his studio.
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