Major Solomons air battle nets 65 enemy planes shot down
Eyewitness Clark Lee aboard a U S warship reports the August 24 Solomons clash in which 65 Japanese planes were shot down in ten minutes over Guadalcanal and sea. Navy communique cites 21 ships damaged while U S losses total eight pilots missing. Plane kill totals by pilots Runyan Jensen and Starkes rise to ace status.
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Solomons
U.S
Tulagi
Clark Lee
Bataan
MacArthur
Australia
Navy
Minay
Britain
of the Solomons
Donal Unyan
Crawfordsville
Ind
H. M. Jensen
St. Paul
Minn
Carlton Starkes
Memphis
Tenn
Runyan
Starkes
Jensen
Mubo
Salamaua
New Guinea
British seize Madagascar west coast ports in swift operation
London reports British forces captured Ambanja Majunga and Morondava on Madagascar with minimal resistance. Churchill noted a coordinated all empire operation with limited Vichy garrison strength and no Fighting French participation amid Axis pressure.
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London
Madagascar
Churchill
House of Commons
Ambanja
Diego Suarez
Majunga
Morondava
Vichy
Africa
Mozambique
Foreign Office
Hitler Presses Stalingrad At Any Cost As Russians Hold
On the Russian front Red Star reports Hitler demanded swift capture of Stalingrad at any cost while Soviet counterattacks frustrated the plan. The battle saw heavy fighting near the Volga with Bock’s drives advancing west of the city and Red Army counteractions keeping the siege exhausting for the Germans.
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Associated Press
Red Star
Hitler
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Fedor von Bock
Volga Steel Center
U S Responsibility Shared Over Madagascar Attack
Laval asserted the United States bore equal responsibility with Britain for the Madagascar attack. He cited Washington and London communiqués, noting American approval of the British operation and USA support despite limited local French resistance. He spoke of Majunga’s fall and the terrain as the main obstacle, with Tananarive and Morondava distances given.
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Vichy
Pierre Laval
United States
Britain
Madagascar
Laval
Annet
United States State Department
Washington
America
England
Majunga
London
Tananarive
Morondava
Stock Market Index Rises to 36.8 on 60-Stock Average
The index for a 60-stock average stood at 36.8, with yesterday's value also listed as 36.8. Investors monitor small changes in the broad market gauge.
Activities on Egyptian Front Checked by Storm
Pi Sand storms limited activity on the Egyptian battle front yesterday as British artillery in the southern sector shelled Axis forces of Field Marshal Rommel. An Axis merchant ship was exploded and set afire by a torpedo aircraft, and a scout plane reported it sinking.
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Cairo
Field Marshal
Rommel
Indictments Allege Tire and Sugar Regulation Violations
A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned six indictments accusing violations of tire and sugar rules. One case alleges a conspiracy to violate tire sales regulations involving Shelly Motors Inc Kansas City Universal Credit Detroit and E E Tracy Detroit as defendants. Emil Gustave Albert Jr of Kansas City is charged with failing to report 175 pounds of sugar obtained with rationing cards for his family.
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Kansas City
CPA
Shelly Motors, Inc
Universal Credit Company
Detroit
E. E. Tracy
Universal
Emil Gustave Albert, Jr
Allied Troops Halt Japanese Advance Near Port Moresby
Australian forces, supported by heavy Allied air power, checked a Japanese push up the Owen Stanley range near Efogi and Port Moresby. Fierce hand to hand fighting, heavy casualties, and jungle rain hinder front communications as planes bombard enemy lines and snipers are eliminated.
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MacArthur
Australia
Efogi
John Curtin
House of Representatives
Canberra
New Guinea
Efoyi
Bunagona
Fire Ravages Champlin Refinery in Enid Oklahoma
A refinery fire at Champlin Oil near Enid Oklahoma on September 11 burned a 200 000 barrel storage tank and a line of tank cars exploding as flames engulfed the area. All 25 workers on duty were accounted for with no injuries reported and firemen regained control after a span of intense flames.
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Enid
Okla
A. Champlin Oil Company
Ernie Slater
Cafeteria Opens at Sunflower Ordnance Works
The cafeteria at the Sunflower Ordnance Works begins serving hot soup and stew along with regular canteen foods. Equipment for serving regular cafeteria foods should be installed between October 1 and October 15, after which full service will meet all conditions.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Hope Seeks Farm Labor Plan With Hershey Sympathy
Representative Hope and Kansas lawmakers met with Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey and Secretary Wickard to press for a policy deferring farm labor. Hershey showed understanding but cited local draft boards and Army needs as limits. They planned further talks with War Manpower chief McNutt to resolve agricultural labor goals.
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Washington
Hope
R-Kan
Kansas
Congress
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Wickard
Record Kansas corn crop predicted as labor concerns rise
Kansas farmers forecast the largest corn crop since 1932 at 84,847,000 bushels fueled by above normal rainfall. Other crops show grain sorghums at 24,206,000 bushels and tame hay nearing 1,833,000 tons, while pasture condition stands at 92 percent as of September 1 amid labor shortages and idle land concerns.
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Topeka
Kansas
H. L. Collins
Collins
Income tax figures show proposed rates and exemptions
Treasury table outlines proposed total income and victory taxes for single persons, childless couples, and married couples with two dependents under Senate Finance Committee rates. Exemptions are $500 for singles, $1,200 for married couples, and $300 per dependent. 5 percent victory tax applies above the exemption.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Workers Buy Stamps on Payroll Deduction Plan
Sunflower Ordnance Works adopts a payroll deduction plan for war bond purchases starting around October 1. The program now covers the ordnance department engineers and Hercules Powder Company workers with cards distributed through foremen. Deduction authorization will continue bond purchases until the SOW bond booth is ready to operate.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Ordnance Department
Corps of Engineers
Hercules Powder Company
KU War Courses Abound As Students Return
The University of Kansas opens its 77th year with a war oriented program. Enrollment urged in courses for war production, including navigation meteorology aerial photography and Red Cross training. Registration starts September 17 with class start September 21 and possible camouflage instruction led by Prof. Jones.
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Mt. Oréad
University of Kansas
Hill
Kansan
Student Daily
T. D. Jones
Design Department
United States Army
Ft. Belvoir
Navy
Naval School For
Mt. Oread
Desoto Schools See Sharp Enrollment Jump AmidCrowding
Desoto school enrollment climbs with the high school at 102 students and the grade school at 179. Grade school grades split a.m. and p.m. sessions as authorities seek federal funds and extra teachers to ease crowding. William F. Knox to supervise both schools. J A Gromouski fills the high school math post.
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DeSoto
William F. Knox
J. A. Gromouski
Oshkosh
Wis
Knox
Assembly At Liberty Memorial High School Opens Year
An assembly at Liberty Memorial high school introductory event for new students featured Patsy Creel interviewing peers about past activities. Wayne Hird discussed football, Stan Stockton outlined the school paper, Rudy Carl presented on assemblies, and Annette Bigelow described drama.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Patsy Creel
Wayne Hird
Stan Stockton
Rudy Carl
Annette Bigelow
Bob Ellsworth
Richard Potter
Roosevelt says no urgent need to draft youths this year
President Roosevelt told a press conference that there is no immediate plan to draft 18 and 19 year olds before January. He noted current law allows training of as many men as possible and said the War Department is studying needed legislation to bring younger men into service. The Navy may stop enlisting young men to let selective service assign them where needed, with about 700 000 enlisted in the Navy.
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Rubber Committee
Roosevelt
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Special Rubber Committee
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries
Baruch Committee
Washington
War Department
Navy
Navy Department
Scrap Drive Planned to Boost War Production in Douglas County
Bill Green heads a local salvage effort to gather scrap iron steel and other materials for the national drive led by WPB chairman Donald M Nelson. The plan calls for a September 21 start with a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to finalize details.
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Douglas County
Bill Green
Green
Kriss Kraft
J. S. Turner
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Chamber of Commerce
Axis
Showers Forecast as Warm Moist Air Ledger Kansas
In Topeka on September 11, a moist air mass covered Kansas with showers predicted for western and northern regions. Federal meteorologist S O D Flora called it good growing weather and noted a strong pasture and alfalfa stand. Rivers stayed within banks except Smoky Hill. Enterprise stage 26.6 feet, higher than bankfall yet below yesterday. Flora warned of possible quick rises in eastern Kansas with more rain, due to soaked ground. Temperatures ranged 65 to 73 with a 64 at Goodland. no rain reported elsewhere.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. O D. Flora
Smoky Hill
Enterprise
Flora
Goodland
Willkie meets Palestine government chief in Jerusalem
Senator Willkie called at the Palestine government house in Jerusalem and was greeted by British High Commissioner Sir Harold MacMichael. In Kansas City a strike of union butchers and meat cutters spread to 125 independent and chain groceries.
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Willkie
Palestine
Jerusalem
Wendell L. Willkie
Palestine Government House
Sir Harold Mac3lichael
Kansas City
Move to Ease Up Law on Trailers at City Council Session
The street and alley committee proposed three amendments to the trailer ordinance allowing limited trailer parking in residential and fire zones during the emergency. Provisions include two trailers per city lot in residential areas with basic registrations and sanitation rules and one trailer per lot within fire limits subject to insurance rate inquiries.
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Lloyd Houston
Howard Sutherland
Board of Education
Fourteenth
Massachusetts Street
J. C. Harper
A. W. Berger
State Highway Commission
Milton Beach
Beach
R. O. Burgert
W. C. Hunsinger
H. E. Eustace
Joe Schelbar
Airport Committee
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Neva
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Port Moresby
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