21 Sep 1942
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1942
Page
1
Soviet forces stubbornly defend Stalingrad amid street by street combat as German tanks and artillery pound the ruined city. Russian dispatches say counterattacks restore some streets while reserves pour in from the east.
Topeka reports Kansas weekend temperatures hovered close to freezing but no damage from frost occurred. Weather man D D Flora noted slight moderation Sunday and Monday would ease frost risk, with Ellis recording a low of 43 and 83 Sunday morning.
British raiders returning from a long-distance mission reported laying waste to blocks in Munich during a Saturday night attack. New 8 000 pound bombs and 30 minute circling over the city produced fires visible for scores of miles.
Police in Rio de Janeiro announced the arrest of Italian Count Edmondo di Robilani for espionage. He confessed to supplying information to Rome about the Queen Mary and Brazilian steel mill shipments, forming part of a major Italian ring. Di Robilani, 41, once aided Italo Balbo and was married in 1931 to Helen Westervelt Wilson.
News from London reports the German battleship Tirpitz has left Trondheim fjord to hunt Allied convoys to Murmansk. Observers compare her size to King George and US Washington and North Carolina class ships as Britain and the United States monitor Arctic routes and assess German losses claimed in a six day convoy attack.
The FBI announced a roundup of about 80 men and leaders from three Chicago organizations charged with plots to defeat the selective service law. The report notes federal agents describe the groups as aiming to disrupt conscription in the city.
Washington senators debated broad presidential power to curb living costs as Brown notes 5 percent price rise cap may be needed through December 1942. Committee findings show farm price gains 85 percent since 1939 while farm costs rose 22 percent. wages up about 30 percent.
Topeka September 21. J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture says fall feed crops including sorghums and corn will test farm labor supply. He warns selective service draft could trigger a food shortage unless halted and discusses draft effects at a conference with Maj J T Coatsworth. Brig Gen M R McLean asked Mohler to invite farm leaders to discuss the issue.
A succinct update notes the stock market index for 60 stocks showing a Saturday reading. Details on individual movers or sector changes are not provided in the fragment.
Roane Waring of Memphis was chosen as national commander by unanimous vote at the American Legion convention after states rallied banners in his favor. Waring, a Memphis native and lawyer, rose from private to colonel in war service and led in the 33rd division. he later led the Memphis Street Railway company. The group also elected national vice commanders John Batton Jefferson Davis Attwood Arthur Connell Frank Fraser Herman Lark and national chaplain Rev Paul Mortimer.
At the Dotelas County U S D A War Board meeting on Monday September 21 Perry Stevens of Baldwin Lawrence Leonard of La were named as the second and third members of the County Farm Machinery Rationing Committee joining David V Noe, chairman of the War Board, who is also chairing the rationing committee. Alternates named are editor Lawrence and Homer Gerstenberger from Eudora. All committee members and alternates are prominent Douglas County farmers.
At the American Legion national convention in Kansas City the group sidestepped the prohibition issue regarding army and navy bases. A resolution asked Congress to delay any related legislation until after the war, while noting the President has authority if alcohol sales become necessary in prohibited areas.
Gov. Payne H. Ratner told 4 000 students naval trainees and faculty in Hoch auditorium that munitions alone cannot win the war. He urged students to stay in school and gain training, noting leadership and skilled personnel will be decisive in the long conflict. W. T. Markham and Deane W. Malott echoed the call, stressing education as the backbone of the armed forces and KU’s role in training naval machinists radio men and engineers.
Fifty eight men and eight women begin a 24 week signal corps engineers course at the University of Kansas. Trainees are civil service employees from across the country with a starting salary of 1440 dollars yearly. Courses run 48 hours weekly under physics and electrical engineering, directed by Dr James D Stranathan and Dr W P Hessler.
Downtown shoppers flooded Massachusetts street on Saturday as store sales reached a historic peak. Clerks worked twelve hours or more amid a fierce rush while Navy Cadets and Gwinn Henry's footballers shared an easy day at Memorial Stadium.
Fred Davis reports the theft of two tires four miles east of Baldwin and M. F. Freeman of Eudora reports the theft of a tire and wheel over the weekend. Classified ad rates apply. Call 22 to place an ad.
Rural districts compete to collect 2 800 tons of scrap metal by January 1 with credit for any amount. Town residents urged to gather metal and donate to charities if needed while drivers Will Green and Chris Kraft coordinate the campaign.
Kansas City Sept 21 Donald M Nelson chairman of the war production board said the nation must accept a very much lower standard of living to win the war. He warned Americans to anticipate hardship and to cut back on nonessential consumption as production shifts from civilian use to war needs. The draft board lists 16 Douglas county men ordered to report for induction on Sept 29 with their names and addresses.
Four people drowned when a car left the road and plunged into 12 foot Pawnee Creek near the Fort Larned ranch eight miles west of Larned Kansas on Saturday night. Mrs N H Dihel 26 and her son James 15 months were victims along with Leonard Eskew 50 and his son Jimmy 9. Dihel escaped by breaking a window and later helped save others before being pulled to safety by ranch workers. The Dihel family had moved from Viola Arkansas two months earlier and both Dihel and Eskew worked at the ranch.
New students report for chest X rays with a 85 mm photofluoroscopic unit in room 54 at Watkins Memorial Hospital. The device loaned by the U S Public Health Service to the Kansas Tuberculosis Board serves defense-area surveys. Appointments run Sept 22–26 with no charge. findings shared in a few days.
Mayor Carl Butell reports Baldwin started a city wide salvage drive this morning with one person per block. Trucks collect scrap material and sell it locally. about five or six tons had been gathered by noon.
In Topeka on September 21, the state labor department reported 30 of 42 staple items rose in August, lifting the overall cost to consumers by 3.2 percent. The August food price index stood 20.5 percent above last year, with nine items down slightly and three unchanged. Notable increases included eggs, butter, corn meal, cabbage, and several meats, while sugar and tea also rose.
Washington reports from the Census Bureau show 18,907 suicides in 1940, a rate of 14.4 per 100000. This compares with 10.2 in 1900 and a 17.4 peak in 1932.
At the University of Kansas the close of regular registration shows 4,268 students enrolled with 3,652 regulars, a drop of 8.6 percent from last year. Extensions boast 7,000 nonresident students while Kansas State College opens at 3,190, down 499 from a year ago.
Dr. H B Hungerford of the University of Kansas says army officials have sent two letters requesting entomology majors to join the sanitary corps. He notes the current war increases demand for experts to combat malaria and insect borne diseases overseas, especially where quinine supplies are cut off. Medical officers are receiving special training in medical entomology for duty abroad.
Fire Chief Paul Ingels suspects a common cause for trash box fires behind the Kress and Woolworth stores last night. The flames damaged a Woolworth back, breaking a glass, but total damage remained limited. authorities believe someone loitered in the alley to ignite the paper.
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