Salerno battle rages into fifth day near Naples
Allied and German forces clash around Salerno as Fifth Army fights to break through German defenses near Naples. British Eighth Army advances from the Italian toe, capturing Crotone and Altamura as reinforcements rush to the Salerno front.
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North Africa
Fifth Army
Salerno
Naples
Eighth Army
Crotone
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taranto
Adriatic
Brindisi
Strenthen
Altamura
Bari
NBC
Mussolini Reported Freed by Parachute Troops and SS Commandos
German radio claims Benito Mussolini was released from confinement by parachute troops and Elite Guard commandos with family members, amid broadcasts praising the “bold” rescue. Vittorio Mussolini reportedly arrived in Germany, while officials caution on details.
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Mussolini
London
Benito Mussolini
Carman Nawe Aranaw Broad
Hitler
NI Duce
Fuehrer
Berlin
Associated Press
DNB
Office of War Information
Netherlands
Vittorio Mussolini
Germany
Grmans
Dagens Nyheter
Zweelfuhr Blatt
Palazzo Venezia
Italy
Foreign Office
Red Army closes on Bryansk in major Soviet drive
Soviet forces thrust toward Bryansk threatening encirclement of the German base in central Russia. The Roslavl and Desna fronts push northwest and southwest as Russians cross the Psel at Gadyach and press toward the Dnieper from the Ukraine to Kiev front.
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Moscow
Bryansk
Roslavl
Desna
Russia
Ukraine
Psel
Gadyach
Poltava- Priluki
Dnieper
Kiev
Red Army
Pravda
Associated Press
Berlin
Novorossisk
Kuban
Belye Berega
Gomel
Smolensk
K U Machinist Mates Buying War Bonds at KU
Kansas City reports strong war bond response from naval activities. 92.8 percent of the KU Naval Training School Machinist's Mate graduating class at Lawrence pledged to buy via the navy payroll plan, contributing 17.7 percent of pay. Albert Isham bound over for trial on an assault near Lawrence, bond set at 300 dollars.
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Kansas City
Naval Activities
Naval Training School
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Navy
Albert Isham
Samuel Wright
Hoffman
Justice Court
O. J. Lane
Justice, of the Peace
Lane
Isham
District Court
Lewis Calls Committee Meeting on Coal Negotiations
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers announced a policy committee meeting in Washington for Thursday. He will brief district leaders on the progress of negotiations with soft coal operators.
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Lewis
Washington
CPX
John L. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
UWM
Council Meets Tonight at City Hall
The city council will convene tonight at 8 o'clock in City Hall to discuss local matters and community concerns. City officials urge residents to attend and participate in the session.
Congress Returns to War and Peace Policy Debates
Washington reports Congress will reconvene to tackle postwar challenges including war finance, rationing, manpower for production, and national policy. Key issues include veterans benefits, unemployment prevention, postwar service, and possible compulsory military training after the war.
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Washington
Congress
House
Rep
Fulbright
D.-Ark
Senate
Wheeler
D.mont
House Ways and Means
Capitol
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Appointment of Helvering Is Up to the President
Washington September 13 The decision on whether Guy T Helvering will be appointed a federal district judge for Kansas rests with President Roosevelt The Justice Department recommended Helvering a former Kansan for the judgeship The President has final say Helvering declined comment Women's League Board Meets The executive board of the League for Women Voters met at the president Mrs Allen Crafton home Vacancies were filled and appointments made to the board replacing Ci V Kent and Mrs J J C Ellsworth
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Washington
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Kansas
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Helvering
Department
Women’s League Board
League For Women Voters
Allen Crafton
C.F. Nelson
Ed Ellsworth
Ci V. Kent
Japs Battle to Keep Salamaua Trail Open
Allied forces close in on Salamaua as Australians and Anzac troops push north and east toward the Lae area. Japanese garrison attempts to escape via a Lae trail are foiled by air and sea blockades while air raids hit enemy freighters and coastal vessels in the Solomons and around New Guinea.
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Italy
Naples- Salerno
Fifth Army
Salerno
Mark W. Clark
Allied
Alfred M. Gruenther
Platte
Neb
United States Army
Nied
Salerno-Nanples
Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
Lae
New Guinea
Francisco
Suon Gulf
Busu
Huon Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
Busu River
Markham
Heath
Solomon Islands
New Britain
Non-Dads Must Be Called First In Draft Queues
National selective service headquarters announced that all available non fathers must be inducted before drafting fathers next month. A temporary halt will review non father classifications 2-A 2-B and 4-F reassignments while state quotas for October are split into non-father and father calls. Wednesday is also the last day for men in non deferrable jobs to register for placement with the U S Employment Service.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Selective Service
Selective Service Board
United States Employment Service
In Douglas County Third War Loan Drive Surges Ahead
Bonds totaling 240707 dollars were sold as the third war loan campaign closed Saturday night. Women volunteers resumed house to house canvass training with meetings at New York and McAllaster schools and Cordley Woodlawn Pinckney locations. District meetings urged all workers to attend for background. booths at First National Bank and theater sold bonds for the campaign. A soldier bought the first bond at the theater booth and a man reached a limit on Series E, prompted by banks to try another series.
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New York
McAllaster
Cordley
Woodlawn
Pinckney
W. C. Boardman
Riley Burcham
Henry Werner
George Stratton
First National Bank
Keith Starr
L. N. Harris
John Skie
Helen Carter
Glenn Charlton
George Melvin
George Hedrick
H. M. Stucker
Robert Cox
Lawrence
Explosion Injures Worker at Sunflower Ordnance Works
An explosion in a nitro-cotton building at Sunflower Ordnance Works at 2:40 Sunday morning left Sidney P. Jordan with second degree acid burns to face arms and abdomen while operating a nitrator. He was taken to Bell Memorial hospital in Kansas City. home in Shawnee. Building and machinery damage reported but extent undetermined.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Sidney P. Jordan
Jordan
Bell Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Shawnee
Former Topeka Teacher Dies in Lincoln Accident
Arthur Henry Wallace a civilian instructor at the Lincoln air base and former Topeka math teacher from 1933 to 1943 died of head injuries after a car struck him at the base Saturday night.
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Topeka
Lincoln,Neb
Arthur Henry Wallace
Lincoln Air Base
Douglas County Old Settlers Association Holds Annual Meet
Nearly one hundred members gathered at the First Baptist church Sunday school room for the Douglas County Old Settlers Association annual meeting. Charles Gleason was elected president with Mrs. May Seetin, Elmer Brown, Mrs. Guy Bigsby, and Dr. Edward Bumgardner reelected to the officer slate.
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First Baptist Church
Douglas County
Qld Settlers Association
Charles Gleason
Baldwin
May Seetin
Elmer Brown
Guy Bigsby
Edward Bumgardner
E. M. Owen
Association
W. P. Ames
Who’s Who
Farmers Will Object to War Labor Board Jurisdiction
Washington reports that powerful farmer groups intend to oppose WLB jurisdiction over agricultural labor disputes. A Wednesday hearing will test whether the WLB can determine union majority and force bargaining in California Packing Corp Midwest plants Rochelle and DeKalb Illinois. The NLRB already certified cannery workers but excluded agricultural laborers from Wagner Act coverage. The union asks the WLB to assume this scope under war production provisions.
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Washington
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
WLB
NLRB
California Packing Corporation
Midwest
Rochelle and DeKalb, Ill
CIO United Cannery, Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers
National Labor Relations
Board
Polio Cases In Kansas Dip To Forty Eight
Topeka reports 48 new polio cases last week, down from 90 the prior week. Dr. C H Kinnaman says the peak may have passed with the year tally near 472 and projections close to 600 before the outbreak ends. Four counties Barton Clay Pawnee and Republic reported first cases.
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Topeka
Kansas
C. H. Kinnaman
State Health Department
Barton
Clay
Pawnee
Republic
Rationing Board Clarifies Gasoline Certificates
The rationing board stated there is no need to mail certificates of war necessity for the last quarter unless the allotment has changed since July 1 by the Office of Defense Transportation.
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ODT
Senator Lucas Pushes Resumption of Crop Insurance Plan
Senator Lucas announces he will introduce legislation to reinstate the crop insurance program upon Congress reconvening. The statement emphasizes reviving federal coverage for farmers and protecting agriculture amid uncertain markets.
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Washington
Lucas
D.-Nl
Congress
Hope for Three Way Conference Soon
London reports indicate preliminary Britain Soviet and American talks near. Ivan Maisky finished his mission and will return to Moscow after meetings with Eden and Winant. A three nation foreign ministers meeting is expected to pave the way for a chiefs of state summit with Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill.
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London
Ivan Maisky
England
Moscow
Anthony Eden
U.S
John G. Winant
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Kansas River Baptist Association Meet In Lawrence
Delegates from Shawnee Lyon Jackson Dickinson Morris Potta watomie Wabaunsee Riley Leavenworth Osage and Douglas counties attend the Kansas River Baptist Association annual gathering at First Baptist Church Lawrence. The day runs 9 30 registration 10 worship 11 55 announcements and afternoon sessions with ministers educators and a 6 30 supper for 25 cents.
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Shawnee
Lyon
Jackson
Dickinson
Morris
Pottawatomie
Wabaunsee
Riley
Leavenworth
Osage
Douglas County
Kansas River Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Lawrence
Ted Schubach
Burlingame
W. C. Simons
Council of Christian Education
Christian Brotherhood
Carmelo Santiago
Topeka
W. A. Holliday
Wamego
J. P. Blackledge
G. Grotey
Manhattan
World Emergency Forward Fund
Maynard Peck
Ottawa
Smith Haworth
World Day
George W. Wise
General Assembly
Lawrence Church
Paul Barker
Emporia
McKay
Cool autumn weather persists in Kansas with cool highs
The Kansas forecast shows temperatures in the 80s in Wichita and readings in the fifties across eastern Kansas. Ellis and Goodland report lows around 40 as light showers occur in the east. The weekend rain total remains under 0.20 inches at St. Joseph with a possibility of very light showers today.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
S. D. F.vra
Ellis
Goodland
St. Joseph
Nazis Claim Tirana Occupied By German Troops
The German news agency broadcast that German troops had occupied Tirana, Albania. A CBS recorded London broadcast said violent fighting raged between Italian and German forces in Durazzo with Italian ships scuttled nearby.
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Tirana
London
DNB
Albania
New York
Durazzo
Adriatic
Brindisi
C.B.S
90 service men vote in Second district special election
Seventy percent of the 90 military ballots from the armed forces were sent to county clerks for tallying in the Second district special congressional election set for tomorrow. Ballots must arrive by polls closing to count. Barker School District 20 opened today after a week without a teacher. Mrs. Etta Mitchell hired to teach.
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Topeka
Secretary of State
Barker School
Margaret Hurley
Etta Mitchell
New Truck Sale Regulations Issued by Rationing Office
The rationing office announced new price regulations for used trucks and commercial vehicles and said details are available at the rationing office.
Special election to fill district seats in Lawrence tomorrow
Lawrence and Douglas county voters head to the polls tomorrow for a special election to name a second district congressman to fill the late Guyer and a third ward councilman to fill the Stough term. Polls open at 8 a m and close at 6 p m with results expected early. locations listed by ward and precinct.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
U. S. Guyer
Charles D. Stough
New Deal
Errett P. Scrivner
Guyer
Congress
Herbert L. Drake
Bethel
Kan
Orchardist
Scrivner
Third Ward
John Selig, Jr
Fourth Ward
Leesar Enne
Film shows Late James OBrien in Granada program
Granada theater presents a 50 minute feature Report from the Aleutians featuring Staff Sgt James OBrien who died when his bomber crashed into the Bering Sea on March 30. The film highlights four closeups of OBrien during the Kiska raid and includes other crew views. His parents, Prof F P OBrien and Mrs OBrien of 612 Louisiana Street, had learned of the recognition after watching the picture in Kansas City. The Granada will show the film through Wednesday.
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James Obrien
Bering Sea
Aleutians
Granada Theater
Kiska
Obrien
F.P. Obrien
Louisiana Street
KU Graduate Die In Sicily War Action
Lieut Walter W Meininger a 1940 KU graduate died August 12 from wounds in the Sicilian campaign His wife Mrs Tilda A Meininger was informed by the War Department He had worked in KMBCs news department before enlistment and studied journalism at KU He later worked for John Stutz in the League of Kansas Municipalities office
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Walter W. Meininger
University of Kansas
Tilda A. Meininger
War Department
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Nemy
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Pietro Badognio
K. U
Women's Committee
Bulletin
Second Congressional District
Baldwin Heads
Old Settlers Association
J. B. Watkins
Maud Smelser
Cora Dolbee
Willard Brown
E.S. Huddleston
J. H. Parsons
Opal Kennedy
Ralph Graber
State of
Kansas River Baptists
Edge
Massachusetts
Miller's Garrage
New York School
Courts 'House
Woodlawn Chool
Granada
Meininger
Sicilian
Iittle
Pegeeterenteeer
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