Allies Nearer to Shattered Naples
Allied forces push toward Naples as German demolitions burn docks and ships. In Italy, American and British troops advance near Potenza and Salerno while Corsica remains under pressure. Northwest African air power targets transport and bridges to disrupt Nazi retreat toward the Naples area. Suspended fuel conversion program announced in Washington.
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North Africa
Italy
Peri
Albert Kesselring
Naples
Corsica
Bastia
Slong E
Enid
Europe
Washington
Proleum ‘Administration For
Mayor Russell Home in Estes Park Move Report
Mayor C. B. Russell and Mrs Russell returned home last night from their cabin in Estes Park Colorado where they spent the summer outlining their travel and residence plans for the city.
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Mayor Russell
C. B. Russell
Estes’ Park
Colo
MacArthur Inanition Clarified By Stimson Remarks
Secretary Stimson avoided confirming a subordinate role for MacArthur in the Pacific and said the general is busy with an important operation. He noted no plans to summon MacArthur to Washington and that officials frequently visit him in the Southwest Pacific.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Stimson
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Asia
Australian Landing Above Finschhafen Reported by MacArthur
Allied headquarters in the southwest Pacific reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced seaborne Australian troops landed above Finschhafen on the Huon peninsula New Guinea six miles above peacetime mission headquarters. Japanese bombers fought the advance but were repelled by P-40 fighters, with air support aiding ground operations near Lae and Vila.
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Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Finschhafen
Lae
New Guinea
Arundel Island
Solomons
Song River
Fingchhafen
Huon Peninsula
MacArthur
New Britain
Rabaul
Arundel
New Georgia
Sous Saga Esrasa
Vila
Blackett Trail
Kolombanra
Madang
Frinschhafen
Dampier Strait
Cape Gloucester
Gasmata
New Ireland
Watut
Guadalcanal
Congress May Be Called On to Raise Debt Limit
Washington reports say Congress may be asked to raise the national debt limit from 210 billion to 300 billion dollars as the government spending rate nears the current cap. Chairman Cannon estimated monthly outlays between 7 and 8 billion dollars and warned the 300 billion limit could suffice if the war ends soon.
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Congress
Washington
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Non-Fathers in U S Jobs Deferral Claims Probe
Counsel for a congressional committee investigating draft deferments for government workers charged that about 300 000 draft age non fathers were in government service and had not been called up for induction though less than half had been granted deferment status.
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U.S
Washington, Sept
Repulse Guadalcanal Raid Foiled by American Fighters
American fighters shot down two Japanese bombers during a Guadalcanal bombing raid, with the navy reporting the engagement on September 23. No further details on losses or location beyond the official note.
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Guadalcanal
Washington
Navy
Women at Work Highlight Economic Gain Across Eras
Esther Twente addresses Kiwanis on women’s employment in the United States. She notes 11 million women employed in April, 200,000 in the armed services, and a historical rise from seven occupations in 1840 to 544 of 577 in 1930. She cites absenteeism and marriages as drawbacks and mentions Sunflower plant findings. Stan Schwahn promotes "This is the Army" for Army Emergency Relief. Officers elected: President Fred Montgomery, VPs Russell Carter and J. W. Murray, Directors J. S. Daniels A. I. Decker Clarence Dreyer Paul B. Lawson.
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United States
Esther Twente
Kiwanis Club Today
Miss Twente
Rome
Carthage
Sunflower
Stan Schwahn
Army
Wiedemann’s
Fred Montgomery
Russell Arter
J. W. Murray
J. S. Daniels
A. I. Decker
Clarence Dreyer
Paul B. Lawson
Stock Market Index Report Aversrt 6 Stocks
A terse market note shows the stock index at 51.0 with yesterday’s figure also at 51. This brief item records a flat movement with no new highs or lows indicated.
Poltava Falls to Red Offensive in Ukraine Front Advance
Premier Stalin announced Poltava, a German center on the Vorskla, has fallen after a three day Red drive into Ukraine. The seizure cuts a key rail hub 80 miles west of Kharkov and threatens Kiev and Dnieper defenses as the 750 mile front pushes toward the Dnieper line.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Poltavia
Ukraine
Gomel
Stalin
Steppe Front
Forskla
Poltava
Berlin
Dnieper River
Red Army
Smolensk
Yelnya
Demidov
Kiev
Russia
Dnieper
Kuban
Black Sea
KU Opens Fall Semester With Convocation At Fraser
University of Kansas begins fall term with a morning convocation in Fraser theater attended by a full hall. Chancellor Malott delivers remarks on university life as new students prepare for aptitude and psychological exams in Hoch auditorium this afternoon.
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University of Kansas
Fraser Theater
Deane W. Malott
University
Hoch
I.S.A
Eleanor Roosevelt Returns to States After Overseas Tour
Eleanor Roosevelt arrived in San Francisco at 9:20 am Pacific war time after touring New Zealand and Australia. She planned a press conference before flying to New York to see Lt. Col. James Roosevelt before his duty. Her plane covered 2400 miles from Honolulu in 16 hours and 35 minutes.
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San Francisco
Eleanor Roosevelt
New Zealand
Australia
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Honolulu
New York
Bond Buying at Missouri Bridge and Iron Company
Em ployes at Leavenworth plant producing war goods put about 700 percent of this month’s payroll into war bonds. Nearly 500 workers donate 22 percent of gross pay plus two weeks’ pay this month. The payroll savings plan started after Pearl Harbor and now 96 to 100 percent regularly invest through payroll deductions.
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Associated Press
Leavenworth
Missouri Bridge and Iron
Topeka
Pearl Harbor
County Third War Bond Drive Faces Tight Final Week
With a week left in the Third War Loan campaign the county has raised 1 205 605 25 dollars toward 2 075 000. A 869 394 75 short is due in six days as daily averages must rise from 100 467 to 144 899. Rain may boost canvassing while Bond headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce stay open until 10 tonight. Lawrence canvassers report dramatic stories of residents converting purchases like a fur coat or a piano into war bonds to support the drive.
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Red Cross Mobile Blood Bank
Red Cross
Ralph Canuteson
Blood Mobile
Lawrence
Canuteson
Mond Bettween
George Foster
Waldemar Geltch
P. B. Lawson
Deane "Malott
George Mewvin
Dolph Simons
J. D. Stranathan
Caryl Dodds
C. W. Amidon
Audris Rife
Grace O. Scott
Karl Kreider
Batemant and Motor Corps
M. S. Winter
Es Somes
Bond
Chamber of Commerce
Butell Resigns From Agriculture Conservation Association
George Butell secretary and chief clerk resigns effective October 1 and to return to his Baldwin area farm. He served two years on the AAA committee and two years in his current post. H. O. Butler will fill the vacancy and has been commodity loan supervisor and crop insurance adjuster.
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George Butell
The
Agriculture Conservation Association
Baldwin
AAA
H. O. Butler
Butell
Butler
Chancellor Malott Returns from Western Trip
Chancellor Deane W. Malott arrived back yesterday from a four day journey to Western states in his role as educational advisor for the U S Army Air Forces. He completed the final leg by B 17 from Colorado Springs to Kansas City to attend the new student convocation in Fraser hall which he addressed this morning.
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Deane W. Malott
Western States
U. S. Army Air Forces
Colorado Springs
Kansas City
Fraser Hall
Four Kansans Named Among Wounded Soldiers
The War Department released a list of 432 U S soldiers wounded on world battlefronts, including four Kansans: Sgt James W Donigan and Pvt Keith E Wiggins from Mayfield and Buford B Wiggins, along with Pvt Lyle K Squires and Pvt Richard C Starbuck from Coffeyville and Lincoln, with mothers and fathers named.
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War Department
Washington
The
U. S
Kansas
James W. Donigan
Minnie C. Donigan
Greenleaf
Keith E. Wiggins
Buford B. Wiggins
Mayfield
Southwest Pacific
Lyle K. Squires
Wiliam E. Squires
Lincoln
Ola Galbreath
Coffeyville
First Fall Meeting of Douglas County Teachers Association
The first fall meeting of the Douglas County Teachers Association is set for October 9 from 10 to 11 30 a m at Liberty Memorial high school auditorium. The Lawrence group of teachers will host and invite their pupils to attend as an interesting program is arranged.
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Douglas County Teachers Association
Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence
University of Kansas to Carry On Musical Program Amid Shortage
Dean Donald Swarthout says campus music groups will continue through the year despite a manpower shortage as army and navy training units take many men. The University band and symphony orchestra will plan serviceman bands, with other choirs led by Wiley and Euerstiener. Tryouts dates posted, five all star Concert Course events announced including Marie Wilkins, Rubinstein, The Bat, The Trapp Family Singers, and Szigeti.
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University of Kansas
Donald M. Swarthout
Dean Swarthout
Army
Naval
Navy
Russell L. Wiley
Plaas
Wiley
University Symphony Orchestra
Karl Euersteiner
University of Michigan
Phillips University
Randolph College
America
Uiversity A Cappella Choir
D. M. Swarthout
Irene Peabody
Joseph F. Wilkins
Fine Arts
Strong Hall
Marie Wilkins
Metropolitan Opera
Arthur Rubinstein
iThe Philadelphia Opera Company
Johann Strauss
Trapp
Joseph Szigeti
Rain-Soaked Kansas Areas Receive Heavy Showers
Topeka reports 1.55 inches of rain in 24 hours marking the first soaking in over a month. Junction City records 2.18 inches while Concordia and Wichita show scattered showers with cooler, near normal temperatures forecast for the region.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Concordia
Ellis
Genesco
Phillipsburg
Wicha
Kansas City
Junction City
Wichita
Goodland
J. A. Keeler Dies Here After Monthlong Illness
J A Keeler, Lawrence book store merchant since 1886, died at a local hospital after about a month of illness. He served as mayor from 1907 to 1909 and built a lasting business at 989 Massachusetts Street. Survived by widow Annie, son Walter, three daughters, and two sisters, with affiliations to Acacia Lodge, Congregational Church, and the Eastern Star.
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J. A. Keeler
Lawrence
Keeler
Mr. Keeler
Dundee
Illinois
Kansas City
Kansas
Massachusetts Street
Walter Keeler
Mississippi Street
Mexico City
Acacia~Lodge No. 9
Congreppone Church
Annie ‘Keeler
H. A. Russell
Wausau
Wisc
A. W. Miller
Hutchinson
Kan
H. N. Tiden
Wichita
Katherine Keeler
Lillie Keeler
Ill
Allied Forces Close In On Corsican Coast
The French high command reports a blockade along Corsica’s eastern coast by Allied navies and air forces hindering German evacuations. French and American troops have pushed about one third up the east coast near Solenzara with heavy enemy losses, as German forces retreat northeast.
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North Africa
Corsica
Solenzara
Grand Army to Meet Again in Des Moines Next Year
The Grand Army of the Republic will hold its 78th encampment in Des Moines, Iowa, next year rejecting a proposal to end annual gatherings for the war. George H. Jones, 94, of Oxford, Maine, was named commander-in-chief by unanimous vote.
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Grand Army
Milwaukee
Grand Amy of the Republic
Des Moines
George H. Jones
Oxford
Liquor Imports Grow as Shortage Boosts Trade
Treasury report shows record liquor inflow into the United States while importers say the whiskey shortage benefits Latin American exporters.
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Washington
Treasury
Fulbright Resolution Delayed by Senate Committee Action
Washington reports that a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee postponed action for at least a week on multiple postwar proposals, including the House approved Fulbright lasting peace resolution. Prisons Double Bomber Quotas hikes toward the $300000 bomber and related war loan purchases noted in the treasury report.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
Treasury
Reception for Eisenhower at Kansas State College
Faculty and student council members at Kansas State college plan a reception for the new president Milton S. Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower on the night of September 29 in Manhattan.
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Eisenhower
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Milton S. Eisenhower
Allied navy destroys Pi-Two enemy convoys in Aegean
A British navy statement reports two enemy convoys in the Aegean Sea were destroyed recently by light Allied naval forces with no losses to the Allies.
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Alexandria
Aegean Sea
Classified listings guide to finding a new home or room
The fastest route to a new home or a room to rent is by checking the classified page offerings. It highlights available apartments, rooms, and rental options for quick decisions.
Rain Damage in Haworth Hall Geology Office
Water entered Haworth Hall during recent rains causing hundreds of dollars in damage to Geological Survey bulletins and drafting-room drawings. Dr. John Frye and J. M. Jewett acted to move supplies and sweep water from the office. The rain, measured at 1.62 inches in 24 hours, was welcomed by farmers and lawn owners seeking to revive dry pastures and brown lawns.
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Geological Survey
Haworth Hall
Haworth
Department of Anatomy
John Frye
Frye
J. M. Jewett
C. J. Posey
Russians Advance Toward Final Polish Border Zone
Near the Polish border in a World War II update, White Russia is described as overrun by German forces in 1941 and becoming the last great front between Germans and Polish lands. The region lies south of Ukraine with the Pinsk marshes to the west and Bryansk Smolensk provinces to the east, covering about 78 550 square miles with an estimated 6 000 600 people.
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White Russia
Gomel
Moscow Radio
Kiev
Smolensk
Dnieper
Poltava
Vorskla
Ukraine
Kharkov
Kremenchug
Dnepropetrovsk
Dneperopetrovsk
Russia
Poltavia
Deniken
Charles XII
Peter the Great
Dikana
Golovach
London
Old Posland
Pinsk
Bryansk
Pskov
Leningrad
Baruch Asked to Explain Postwar Draft Delay Views
Bernard Baruch, unofficial White House adviser, is summoned before the senate military committee to elaborate his stance on postponing the draft of pre Pearl Harbor fathers as administration allies show strength to shelve the Wheeler bill.
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Baruch
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
White House
Senate Military Committee
Coal Agreement Signed Boosts Miner Wages
Washington reports the United Mine Workers and the Illinois coal operators association signed a new pact raising underground workers earnings by 1.75 dollars daily for a five day week. The increase comes from longer work days and paid travel time.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Army awards Shawnee county paving contract at Topeka base
The War Department announced a $300000 contract to Ross Construction Co of Des Moines Iowa for excavation and paving work in Shawnee County. Army engineers in Topeka said the project extends aprons at the Topeka Army Air Base and the work nears completion.
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Air Base
Washington
War Department Today
Ross Construction Company
Des Moines
Shawnee County
Asas
Army Engineers
Topeka
Topeka Army Air Base
Yugoslav Troops Enter Trieste Amid Assault on German Garrison
AP reports Slovene troops of the Yugoslav army penetrated Trieste the Italian Adriatic port and fought the German garrison there with help from local residents.
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Trieste
London
McKechnie Re-signs as Reds Manager for One Year
William B. McKechnie renewed his contract as manager of the Cincinnati Reds for one year. The salary was not disclosed in the announcement made today.
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McKechnie
Cincinnati
William B
Bill) McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Knox Receives by King at Buckingham Palace
Navy Secretary Frank Knox was received by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on September 23 as relations between the United States and Britain continued to strengthen during World War II.
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Knox
London
U. Ss. Navy
Frank Knox
Buckingham Palace
George VI
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