Open House Draws Big Crowd for County Convalescent Hospital
Lawrence and Douglas County residents flocked to the new County Convalescent hospital at 1004 West Fourth for a two day open house. About 100 attended Saturday and 350 Sunday, with guests presenting flowers and gifts. The building, formerly L. H. Perkins home, has been renovated by community women and county volunteers, featuring new beds, curtains, quilts, shelving, a rayon radio, and a new elevator. Completion awaits a nurse appointment and installation of a new steam plant and a tubular fire escape.
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Douglas County
New County Convalescent Hospital
West Fourth Street
Altho
L. H. Perkins
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Social Service League
The
Red Cross
League
Hospital
Farm Bureau
Maud Ellsworth
Miss Ellsworth
M. N. Penny
W. H. Hoskinson
Hoskinson
Cearnar
Lawrence Flower Club
Fred Hunsinger
R. W. Langley
Mildred D. Watson
U S Fighters Down 130 Planes In Epic Battle With Luftwaffe
London reports a record air battle as American fighters escorting 1 000 bombers against Nazi oil plants in Germany claim 130 enemy planes down. The two day raid saw 6 000 tons of bombs dropped on German targets, with British aircraft striking Le Havre and Berlin as Allied forces press the push into occupied Europe.
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French forces advance toward Dijon amid Belfort fighting
French troops push toward Dijon cutting escape routes for the German 19th army as American units reach Rougemont southwest of Belfort. French and American forces tighten the pocket around German positions along the Jura and Saone valleys while naval actions support raids on Mentone near the Italian border.
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Call for 36 Men For Fort Leavenworth Induction
The Douglas County selective service office received a Topeka call to send 36 white men to Fort Leavenworth for pre induction physical examinations on Monday September 25. A local office had on file a call for six white men to be sent to Fort Leavenworth for induction on Monday September 18.
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Selective Service Office
Topeka
Fort Leavenworth
Armed Forces
Spotlight on Maine Political Action Committee Tests
In Portland Maine on September 11 two CIO political action committee tests were in the spotlight as Maine held its first state election. The governorship and three congressional seats, all currently Republican, were the major stakes with the PAC backing Democratic opponents to incumbent Republicans.
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C.I.O. Political Action Committee
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End of Tire Inspection Records Tied to New A Ration Books
Washington announces tire inspection records to be discontinued after current A gasoline books expire. Mandatory inspections ended April 20. motorists must keep records for rationing or tire use. With new A ration book, motorists will get a mileage record and the old inspection file becomes unnecessary. Hang onto receipts until further directions, as new A books roll out Sept 22 outside the East.
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Aew
Office of Price Administration
OPA
East Coast
Stock Market Index Report From Stade
A brief stock market update notes index activity at Stade with figures around 506 and related trading context. Investors monitor shifts in prices and market momentum as 9 notable listings contribute to the day’s performance.
Red Army Drives Into Transylvania War Update
The Red Army, under Marshal Malinovsky, drives German and Hungarian forces from eastern Carpathians toward Cluj. Soviet offensives push through Transylvania as radio calls Hungarians and Austrians to revolt. A Danube river flotilla and Tolbukhin’s forces threaten northeast Serbia and Yugoslavia, signaling a broad east and south push toward the Hungarian plains.
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Aegean Sea
Marshal Tito
Transylvania
Carpathian
Local School Grads On K A Dean’s Honor Roll
The dean’s honor roll of the University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences lists 250 students for work over the past year. Among them 18 graduates hail from Lawrence Liberty Memorial High School and Oread High School, including Betty Jane Anderson and Virginia Nell Carter. Also named are Leeta Nelle Marks and Sarah Louise Marks from Valley Falls, Cynthia Smith from Baldwin, and Benitta Ida Bartz and Lois Louise Gerstenberger from Eudora.
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University of Kansase
Lawrence Liberty Memorial High School
Oread High School
Betty Jane Anderson
Virginia Nell Carter
Louise Helen Russell Cochran
Patricia Ann Creel
David Davidson
Doris K. Bunkley
Mildred Marie Hack
Helen
Isabell Hird
Thornton MacClanahan
Charlotte Price
Celia Shell
Emily Jane Stacey
Virginia Lou Stephenson
Joanna
War bulletins from London and Rome report raids and leadership changes
Paris radio says allied planes attacked Formosa as Tokyo broadcast. Tidningen cites German West Front commander V. von Model succeeding Kluge with no details. Nazi blockade runner allegedly scuttled in Indian Ocean to avoid capture. Nazi soldiers in eastern France warned against self harm as desertion. officers and a noncom reportedly took their lives. Fire destroys wholesale meat plant and contents, estimating losses high.
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Time is near for Austria independence realization
Secretary Hull told Austrians that the period to align with Germany and secure independence is nearly over. He cited the Moscow conference pledge for Austria’s independence and noted allied powers will weigh the people’s wartime contribution before restoring independence. A shift toward the allied side is urged.
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New Term At K U Welcomes Freshmen With Convocation
Orientation for 600 plus new students at K U begins with a convocation in Fraser theater at 7:80. Chancellor Malott will speak. Miss McGuire and Henry We will be introduced. Music by Ruth Russell and Helen Pierson. Mixer 9 p.m. Rush week registrations in Memorial Union. Psychological tests start tomorrow at Hoch auditorium. Museum tours after 2:30 p.m. at Dyche.
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Fraser Theater
Deane W. Malott
Elizabeth McGuire
Henry We
Ruthussell
Helen Pierson
Alice Merle Conger
Fine Arts
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Pnependens Student Association
Memorials'Union
Hoch Auditorium
Dyche Museum
Body Recovered After Plane Went Down in Quicksand
At Strother Army Air Field Oklahoma on September 11 officials announced the recovery of Second Lieut Melvin A Wardyn of Omaha Nebraska a trainee pilot killed when his fighter plane went down August 30 in quicksand near Jet Oklahoma. Heavy equipment and pumps were used to remove water and a dragline was laid to reach the wreckage. The cockpit armor protected the body.
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Oklahoma City
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Mustang ace Brown downs 3 Me 109s in Kassel clash
Lt. Henry W. Brown and his US fighter group shot down three German Messerschmitt 109s before escorting bombers south of Kassel Germany. Brown boosted his tally to 26 kills and the squadron reached 206 planes destroyed or shot down in a year of operations.
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Henry W. Brown
Brown
Kassel
Germany
William J. Cummings
Lawrence
Kan
Dover Area Shelled by German Long Range Guns
Nazis shelled Dover for four hours during the night from the French coast. German forces trapped near Calais and Cap Gris Nez played searchlights over the channel as they anticipated an Allied assault.
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England
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Cap Gris Nez
Lawrence Kickoff Luncheon Boosts Local Teams
The annual football luncheon in Lawrence opens the season with K U, Haskell, and Liberty Memorial high school coaches as guests. Roger Allen will preside at the Chamber of Commerce event with Henry Shenk, Marvin Vandaveer, and Chalmer Woolard as principal speakers. Tickets are 60 cents, with public attendance encouraged.
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Henry Shenk
K. A
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Chalmer Woolard
Roger Aller
Roger Allen
Lawrence High School Lions
Haskell Stadium
Manhattan
Haskell Indians
Seaman Rural High School
North Topeka
Atchison Hick Pol
Waste paper drive urged as war needs rise
Will collect paper Saturday September 16 as part of a nationwide campaign by Soy Scouts and Cuba with plans for a thorough canvass. The U S victory Waste paper campaign cites fears of a false war end notion and notes paper board mills in the east have shut temporarily, with July receipts at 548000 tons, 120000 below the 1944 monthly War Production Board quota.
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Cuba
Plana
U.S
War Production Board
Seven to Fort Leavenworth for Induction This Morning
Seven white men from Douglas County traveled to Fort Leavenworth for induction into the armed services. Names listed include Thomas Adams Jr Sunflower Village Baxter Carlisle Hurn Jr Gardner Estas Earl Berrett Carl Breckenridge Amyx Noble Albert Lathrom James Jeff Richey and Raymond Stroda with addresses in Lawrence and nearby areas.
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Douglas County
Fort Leavenworth
Armed Services of the
United Bee Pedup Soungedieup
Thomas Adams, Jr
Sunflower Village
Baxter Carlisle Hurn, Jr
Gardner
Estas Earl Berrett
Elm Street
Carl ‘Breckenridge Amyx
Barker Avenue
Noble Albert Lathrom
West Sixth Street
James Jeff Richey
West Campus Street
Raymond Stroda
Lawrence
Weather forecast for Kannae-Fair with eased conditions
Tonight the forecast calls for slightly softer conditions in the extreme east. A tuss day fall is expected with somewhat warmer weather in western portions. Highest temperatures tomorrow rise modestly across the region.
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