French Units Landed in Corsica During WWII
Allied reports state western Corsica is now liberated from German control with French troops occupying St Florent Corte and Sartene, while Venice bombardments and Salerno advances continued. German retreats north of the Salerno bridgehead and tough Italian terrain slow Allied progress.
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North Africa
Corsica
St. Florient Jini
Corte
Sartene
Eboli
Fifth Army
Salerno
le Cairo
Venice
Middle ‘East
Adriatic
Pescara
Cairo
R Ja.f
Mediterranean
Italiary
Dodecanese
Cao Cos
Red Army Breaks German Lines Along Desna West Bank
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army shattered the German Desna river defense along the west bank flooding into Chernigov and advancing toward Kiev and Cherkasy. Stalin praised a skillful outflanking maneuver as more than 1,180 towns fell to Soviet forces in a major campaign.
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Red Army
Desna
London
Desna River
Chernigov
Dnieper River
Kiev
Stalin
Moscow
Kiev-Chernigov
Dnieper
Crimean
Zaporozhe
Dniépera Petrovsk
Velizh
Smolensk
Weg
Cherkasy
Allies tighten grip as Lae and Salamaua fall in New Guinea
Allied reports say Japanese forces suffered heavy losses, including a full regiment, during the fall of Salamaua on September 12 and Lae on September 16. MacArthur’s forces now base air attacks on the two towns while pursuing scattered Japanese troops through jungle pockets and counterblocking actions by American and Australian units.
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Southwest Pacific
Japan
Lae
Salamaua
New Guinea
MacArthur
Marshall to Get Global Command
Washington reports Gen. George C. Marshall is likely to become virtual global commander in chief of Anglo American forces. The nomination, a major Quebec decision, would place Marshall at the head of a super global field command coordinating action on all fronts under Quebec directives.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Quebec
London
London War Cabinet
General Marshall
Quebéc
Casa Blanca
Special Bond and Stamp Sale Assembly Held at Liberty Memorial High
A morning assembly at Liberty Memorial High School, led by student council president Lawrence Morgan, promoted a bond and stamp sale. Attendees included KU basketball coach Dr. F. C. Alleri Col. Watson Mortiss ROTC commander, and principal Ralph Sabre. The organizing committee featured Morgan, Frances Chubb, Joan Renese, Jeanne Cooper, Carol Buhler, and Virginia Winter.
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Liberty
Memorial High School
Lawrence Morgan
F. C. Alleri
K. U
Col. Watson feMortiss
R.O.T.C
Frances Rules
Joan. Renese
Ralph Sabre
Wrence Morgan
Frances Chubb
Joan Renese
Jeanne Cooper
Carol Buhler
Virinia Winter
No More War Contracts In Acute Labor Areas
Washington announces a drastic WPB policy banning new war contracts in areas of acute labor shortage. Chairman Donald M. Nelson says no contract that increases employment may be placed in hard-hit regions if military timetables can be met elsewhere. Areas updated include Wichita Kansas and Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Nelson
West Coast
War Manpow Commission
WMC
Wichmat Kan
Oklahoma
City
Okla
Japanese Premier Tojo to announce drastic home front measures
New York dispatch reports Berlin radio says Prime Minister Tojo will address the nation tomorrow with an important speech promising drastic measures and changes at the home front to meet the serious wartime situation.
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Japan
New York
Berlin
Hieki Tojo
Woman suffers fractured wrist in yard fall at home
A 40 year old resident of Winona, suff ered a fractured left wrist last Thursday after tripping over a step and falling on the curb beside her home.
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H. Cote
Winona
Avehue
PLAN AIR PROGRAM AT LAWRENCE AIRPORT
A Civil Air Patrol sponsored air demonstration for boys and men 17 to 26 will be held at Lawrence airport next Sunday from 2 PM onward. Topeka Army air base planes will perform, with light planes landing alongside army flyers. Army officers from Topeka Will speak, and veterans are invited to attend. cadets in the army air corps reserve will be introduced and emblems awarded to those who recently passed exams.
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Lawrence
Civil Air Patrol
Topeka Army Air Base
Army
Topeka
CAP
Armed Forces
Kansas City
Kan
Army Air ‘Corpu
Willkie backs liberal GOP platform for 1944
Wendell L. Willkie, answering Look magazine questions, said he would offer full support as Republican nominee or worker in the ranks if the party adopts a liberal 1944 platform. He urged five planks: minority protection, efficient administration, genuine enterprise, expanded social security with unemployment guarantees, and a new foreign policy to ensure future safety.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Look Magazine
ODT Urges Local Ticket Limits For Football Games
Washington Sept 21 Office of Defense Transportation calls upon all school college and other football teams to restrict sales of tickets to residents of the area where the game is played. Overloaded intercity transport cited. ODT also asks teams use coach accommodations on trains and avoid reservations until day before departure.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Moving Out of Italy Warns by Allied Powers
Washington reports German industrial firms seek to offload Italian shares as Italy nears Allied control. The United States and Britain warn neutrals against acquiring enemy assets in Italy and reserve the right to invalidate transfers to neutral ownership.
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Washington
Italy
United States
Britain
Stock Market Index Edges Lower After Mixed Day
The index of 60 stocks ends at 51.5 points after yesterday's 61.6, reflecting a cautious session with modest moves across the market. Investors watched key sectors as trading closed with slight declines and muted gains.
Churchill Review of War Progress and Second Front Plans
Prime Minister Churchill outlines plans for a second front to open in the west at the right time. He asserts the Mediterranean as the third front and notes Mussolini’s escape cost Italy a shot. He mentions Sardinia, Corsica, a RooseveltStalin Churchill summit, and large Allied forces in Italy.
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London
Churchill
Mediterranean
Commons
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Gran Sasso
Sardinia
Corsica
United States
Britain
Russia
Roosevelt
Stalin
Richelieu
Quebec
Allie
House
Mussolini
Naples
Lay
House votes for postwar unity pact in push for world peace
In a historic session the House approved the Furlight resolution by 37 to 29, signaling strong bipartisan support for postwar international cooperation. The measure moves to the Senate foreign relations committee amid similar resolutions and a push for U.S. participation in global councils in peace and war.
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House
Congress
Unites
Anc
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs ‘Committee
Shortage of Coal Hits Lawrence Dealers Hard
The Lawrence coal situation is serious with 3 4 large dealers having no coal and others delaying orders. Last 36 days show no delivery, some dealers refusing ashers, and a few with coal but no delivery. Bituminous supply drops to about 85 percent of last year. semi anthracite mines behind 450000 tons due to six weeks of repairs. Unemployment rises as 50 men file claims while dealers struggle to unload cars and hire staff.
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Lawrence
U. S
Group Leaders to Meet to Plan War Fund Campaign
Topeka reports a six group meeting plan for the Kansas National War Fund drive starting October 1. Lt. Gov Denions heads the state effort aiming to raise 1,259,500 with Topeka launching October 6 and meetings set for Topeka October 4 Iola October 5 Wichita October 5 Garden City October 6 Oakley October 6 7 Alma October 7.
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Topeka
Kansas National War Fund
J. C.denions
Dodge City
M&&stings
War Bond Drive Urges Full County Subscriptions
The campaign activates a new push to meet a quota for war bonds. Local officials stress urgency, aiming to cover the full cost quickly to support final victory. The effort highlights community involvement by 1st National Bank of Lawrence-Adyv and other leaders.
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Lawty
National
Bank of Lawreme—Adyv
KU Fall Opening to Begin on Thursday at University
Incoming KU students arrive on Mt Oread as the seventy eighth year begins with a three term civilian program. First year entrants face tests and physicals, with enrollment, registration, and convocation events across Robinson gym Marvin Hall and Fraser theatre.
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University of Kansas
Mt. Oread
Hoch Auditorium
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Education
School of Fine Arts
Robinson Gym
Engineering
Marvin
Law
Greenhall
Bailey Chemical Laboratories
Stronghall
Medicine
Haworth
Fraser Theatre
Union
Union Building
Hoch
L.A
Jayhawk
Naples City of Horror Under Rule of Germans
Germans have turned Naples into a city of horror killing thousands of Italian civilians and looting, burning, and destroying. Civilians report no water or lighting, little food from the mountains, and a broken distribution system under strict curfew.
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Naples
Italy
Upi
Japs Raid Guadalcanal Causing Minor Casualties
Japanese planes raided American positions on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The raid, the third in a week, caused slight damage and minor casualties and was described as a nuisance operation likely by bombing planes on a reconnaissance mission.
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Washington
UPI
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Navy
Nelson to Confer in London on War Production Tasks
War Production Board chairman Donald Nelson is due in London this week to meet Oliver Lyttelton British minister of state for production. The talks aim to speed up weapon and supply production for Far Eastern and European offensives.
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London
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Oliver Lyttelton
Ministers Plan Mission Visit to Lawrence in 1944
A meeting of the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance and laymen from area churches meets at Trinity Lutheran Church at 7 30 pm to discuss bringing a Christian Mission to Lawrence in February or March 1944.
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Christian Mission
Ministerial Alliance
Lawrence
Trinity Lutheran Church
Allied Raid Strikes Beauvais Tille Airbase Again
British RAF Spitfires and American media bombers attacked Beauvais Tille airbase in France landing daylight strikes with escort. The operation marks a second hammering in four days targeting German air facilities near Paris and the coast.
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Hammer
France
London
RAF
Beauvais-Tille
Beyth Paris
Ee Coast
Scrivner Wins Kansas Second District Race by 10939 Votes
Errett P. Scrivner Republican of Kansas City secured a final 10939 vote margin over Democrat Herbert L. Drake in the Kansas 2nd district race. Scrivner total 19798 Drake 8859 with Linn county yet to canvass. Prohibition candidate Crockett won 3 write-in votes. Counties tallied include Wyandotte and Johnson among others.
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Topeka
Errett P. Scrivner
Kansas City
Secretary of State
Scrivner
Herbert L. Drake
Bethel
J. D. M. Crockett
Prohibition Party
Douglas
Franklin
Johnson
Linn
Miami
Wyandotte
Five Cows Die as Anaplasmosis Hits Olaf Nelson Herd
Anaplasmosis diagnosed by USDA vet Dr Jones strikes Olaf Nelson's Hereford herd eight miles west on Highway 40. Five cows died in three days. the disease spares steers and heifers. Officials urge prompt reporting and treatment.
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Olaf Nelson
Highway 40
Deal Six
Jones
USDA
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Topeka
Delay To Tuesday In War Draft Bill Hearing
Washington reports a delay in resuming debate on the Wheeler bill to defer drafting fathers for the rest of the year. Majority Leader Barkley said McNary and Wheeler agreed to the postponement to study witness testimony, with Bernard Baruch slated to testify as the final witness in the defense hearing on the bill. Wheeler hopes Baruch will attack wartime worker hoarding as a factor in inductions.
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Washington
Senate
Wheeler
Barkley
McNary
Dmont
Bernard M. Baruch
Taft
R-Qhio
Baruch
Montanan
Allies Ready to Start Major War Operations
Gen George C Marshall told the American Legion in Omaha that major Allied offensives against Asia and Europe are about to begin. He cautioned that public misunderstanding shows belief final steps are near, noting the past year and a half focused on preparing large forces and bases for future campaigns.
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Omaha
Douglas county urged to dig deeper in war bond drive
Half way to the Third War Loan quota in Douglas county stands at 1 014 200 with large investments reported. Chairman Irving Hill urges residents to increase purchases noting the county has a history of meeting appeals and stressing bonds are government backed and safe. The investors committee led by John Lees reported 596 000 in personal solicitations as 31 volunteers discuss meeting the quota. Continued on page 2.
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Douglas County
Irving Hillisi
Hill
Special Investors Committee
John Lees
Lees
Washington
Sunshine Warms Kansas As Cool Front Lingers
Topeka reports warm sunshine pushing Kansas temperatures higher though October like coolness stays awhile longer. The Weather Bureau predicts no rain for wheat seeding and notes cooler conditions tonight in the west and north central areas. S. D. Flora Goodland records a high of 76 while Phillipsburg and Topeka report lows of 48 and 50 respectively, with an average seven degrees below normal.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Phillipsburg
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Eighth Army
Sele River
Marshall
Global Command
Kirke L. Simpson
The
Associated Press
Wiedemann
Plan Air Program
Airport For Future Air Cadets
Republican Party
Churchill Review of War Progress
K.U
Mt. Orea
Relman Morin
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