Stalingrad Battle Rages as Germans Hit by Soviet Counter
Soviet and Allied dispatches report intense street fighting in Stalingrad with heavy casualties as Red Army and Volga gunboats press the assault. German counterattacks reportedly destroy many Soviet tanks while Nazi air and sea raids continue on the city and surrounding fronts.
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Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Red Army
Sinyavino
Leningrad
Voronezh
Novorissisk
Black Sea
Mozduk
Central
Caucasus
Vichy
Berlin
Olga
Red Star
Rmans
Volga
Germany
United Nations
Flensburg
Dutch
R.A.F
Schleswig- Holstein
Car and Samples Stolen From Street Last Night
A car containing men’s clothing samples valued at 1090 dollars was stolen last night from West Seventh Street just west of Massachusetts Street. The owner and sales man for the company is J. C. Hibbs of Chicago Illinois. The car is a 1941 Plymouth sedan and the samples include men’s suits and topcoats.
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West Seventh Street
Massachusetts Street
J. C. Hibbs
Chicago
Ill
Allied wings harry Japanese in New Guinea and Buna
Allied air forces strafed Japanese supply lines in New Guinea near Port Moresby while ground clashes on the Owen Stanley range produced casualties on both sides. Bombers hit the Buna airstrip and base as Britain reports Madagascar's capital Tananarive surrendered to end Axis control.
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Associated Press
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Sartre
Douglas MacArthur
Owen Stanley Range
United Nations
Buna
China
Chiang Kai-shek
London
Tananarive
Madagascar
War Meat Rationing Sets Weekly Limit At 2½ Pounds
Secretary Wickard announced that starting October 1 civilian meat consumption would be held to about 79 percent of 1941 quarter deliveries. Households should limit to 2.5 pounds per person per week, with public eating places urged to adopt meatless days and flexibly meet needs for army navy and lend lease.
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Washington
Wickard
Wickards
War Production Board
Frost Forecast Hits Northern Kansas Crops
Forecaster S D Flora says frost will reach corn and pumpkins in northern and eastern Kansas as a cool front moves south. Temperatures plunged last night with Topeka at 85 degrees and Geneseo recording a 34 degree reading. some areas may see freezing tonight. Little damage to corn and grain sorghums is expected while late gardens face damage.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal Seniorolegiat
S. D. Flora
Tony
Weather Bureau
Flora
Geneseo
Bridges Built Below the Surface Foiled Germans
New York reports German readers note Soviet use of concealed bridges on the Don, invisible to Italian troops and even their allies. Bridges lay about a foot and a half below water, allowing Russians to wade knee deep at night during retreats and counterattacks, a tactic observed after a soldier escaped pursuit.
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New York
Don End
Il Gironale d'Italia
Rome
Berlin
Don
Confessed to killing his parents in Illinois incident
Robert Nash a 27 year old St Louis electrician confessed after hours of questioning to slaying his father Charles A Nash 61 and mother Eleanor 49 during a quarrel over his financial difficulties. The bodies were found hacked and mutilated in a car on a highway north of Springfield Illinois.
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St. Louis
Robert Nash
Leonard Murphy
Murphy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Illinois
Charles A. Nash
Internal Revenue
Eleanor
Springfield
Ill
Nash
Aylward
Fears of collision over parity bill split Senate
Senator Brown warned of a coming collision between Congress and the President as farm parity price ceilings faced possible changes. He said Roosevelt has authority under the second war powers act to cut farm price levels if Congress fails to act by October 1. The Senate debated amendments to the anti inflation bill amid administration opposition to parity base changes.
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Brown
Senate
Farm Bloc
House
Congress
Michigan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congressional
Roosevelt
WPB Approval for Rene F. Smith Housing Plans
Water department reports WPB approval for Rene F Smith Merriam to build three houses in the 2100 block Kentucky. Applicants must file priority connection applications with the property owner’s materials. For home purchase or refinancing, contact The Lawrence Building and Loan Association at 800 Mass street.
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City Water Department
WPB
Rene F. Smith
Merriam
Kentucky Street
Water Department
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Mass
Ickes Proposes Longer Hours for Coal Miners
Washington September 24 UP Solid Fuels Coordinator Harold L Ickes summoned producers and labor representatives to discuss longer work hours in coal mines to meet war time needs. More than 85 participants from wage negotiating units in both bituminous and anthracite industries were invited for a meeting next Tuesday. Officials noted 1943 requirements may exceed 1942 production and urged immediate consideration of a six day 42 hour week. They said enlistments in the armed services create a miner shortage and suggested halting them and allowing the selective service to operate for miners.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Armed Services
Help Wanted as Farm Labor Crisis Deepens
A Lawrence Kiwanis talk by A L Decker outlines a national labor shortage for farm work and Sunflower Ordnance production. The local Employment Service warns that 20 million workers will be needed by 1944, with scarce supply from Kansas City and other areas.
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U. S. Employment Service
Washington
A. L Decker
U. S
Kiwanis Club
Decker
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Kansas City
Lawrence
Employment Service
Dutch East Indies
Hawaii
Alaska
Panama
West Indies
United States
Health officials probe intestinal illness in Lecompton
Mrs Ethel P Lynn and Joe L Walker of the county health unit investigated cases of intestinal disorders in Lecompton The disease appears fly born Wells are not sanitary and outdoor toilets and garbage problems contribute The outbreaks led to hospitalizations in Lawrence for some patients
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Lecompton
Ethel P. Lynn
Joe L. Walker
County Health Unit
Walker
Lawrence
Warning to Boys Over Cable Vandalism Near Cemetery
Sheriff Charles Banning warns boys shooting at a telephone cable along East Fifteenth Street may face serious trouble. The vandalism disrupts calls to and from the SOW plant with a .22 rifle suspected. Army officials seek to stop it. witnesses should contact the sheriff’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Fifteenth Street
Charles Banning
U. S. Army
Chicago Defeats Cleveland in Opener of Bargain Series
Wally Moses delivered a timely two-run double and a single while Myril Hoag hit a home run as Chicago led by pitcher Ted Lyons won 3 0 against Cleveland.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Wally Moses
Myril Hoag
Ted Lyons
Stock Market Index Nudges Up In Mixed Session
The average of 60 stocks rose slightly to 37.7 after yesterday’s close at 37.4 amid modest gains and uneven trading. Investors watched volume thin as certain sectors led small advances while others lagged.
Army enlistment clarifies KU students will continue studies
Secretary Stimson and the War Department clarified that college education will not end for the duration of the war. The Army seeks trained men in physics chemistry engineering and medicine and plans to train inductees while maintaining college programs. students in deferment classifications are doing their duty.
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University of Kansas
Army
Stimson
Leckey
Selective Service System
ROTC Enrollment At University Slightly Below Last Year
Col James S Dusenbury reports ROTC enrollment stands at 605 with late enrollees expected this week and next. Withdrawals and new entrants will cause fluctuations for about 10 days. About 330 are cadet privates, with overall roll near last year despite an 8 percent campus decline. Permanent officer appointments list will be released next week.
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R.O.T.C
James S. Dusenbury
City Faces Immediate Shortage of Good Milk
The county health unit will discuss new milk developments at 7 30 this evening in the city council room. Dr H L Chambers cites Grade C milk in nearby cities and a loss of Grade A supply from the Kansas City shed. Lawrence faces a 630 gallon daily shortage and possible cessation of some local plant operations.
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H. L. Chambers
Kansas City
Lawrence
Dream Is Justified Building North Wing At Lawrence Memorial
The late Mrs. Watkins enabled Lawrence Memorial Hospital to expand to meet wartime patient loads. With skilled nurses, a capable superintendent, surgeons, and an expert diet kitchen, obstetrical care has grown and mothers and babies receive careful, reassuring treatment. The hospital serves a thriving community.
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Lawrence
Watkins
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Scrap Drive Urges 17 Million Tons By January
New York Sept 24 The scrap metal shortage is described as truly critical as 1600 newspapers rally to collect iron and steel scrap. Industry leaders Wayne Grace Bethlehem Steel call for at least 17 million tons of scrap by January to meet peak war production demand. Ralph Watson United States Steel stresses duty of farmers and households in supporting guns tanks ships and shells.
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New York
Eugene R. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Ralph H. Watson
United States Steel Corporation
Smoky the Fire Clown to Speak at Lawrence Chamber Luncheon
Harry K. Rogers chief instructor of the Western Actuarial Bureau will headline the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Hotel Eldridge Tuesday at 12 20 PM. Rogers known as Smoky will address Lawrence school children and then join 50 Kansas insurance men on a fire inspection tour of Lawrence business and industrial houses.
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Harry K. Rogers
Western Actuarial Bureau
Chicago
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Earle Patton
Chamber
Rogers
Kansan
Smoky
Lawrence
Kansas
Fred A. Werbe
Chamber of Commerce
India Leads Scrap Metal Drive With 6635 Pounds
On day three of the rural school scrap contest India No 55 posted 6635 pounds at the local junk yard as county schools begin gathering piles. Participation grows with farmers in the next two weeks expected to add big tonnage before the October 17 deadline.
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Patrons of
India School
India
Pleasant Valley
Baldwin
Rock Creek
Lone Star
Belleview
Franklin
Lawrence
Schoeppel Plans Northern County Campaign Tour
Republican gubernatorial candidate Andrew F. Schoeppel will tour 21 northern Kansas counties next week, visiting about 10 towns daily. The schedule lists counties by day from Monday through Saturday, including Jewell and Smith on Monday and Nemaha and Doniphan on Saturday.
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Topeka
Republican
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Republic
Jewell
Smith
Phillips
Norton
Decatur
Rawlins
Cheyenne
Sherman
Thomas
Sheridan
Graham
Rooks
Osborne
Mitchell
Cloud
Washington
Marshall
Nemaha
Brown
Doniphan
City Council to sit as Board of Equalization on Sept 28
Notice that the City Council will sit as an equalization board Monday September 28 1942 at 730 p m in city hall to hear complaints about fairness of valuations by appraisers on property affected by paving Indiana street from Fourth Street to 400 feet north of Third Street R O Burgert Acting Mayor Adv
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Indiana Street
Fourth Street
Third Street
Lawrence Students Rally In Scrap Drive For War Mills
Lawrence schools mobilize six grade students to collect donated scrap metal for the war effort. Teens from junior high and Liberty Memorial high will help, with proceeds funding PTA welfare work and school needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Liberty Memorial High School
Robbery at Gimblet Home on Connecticut Street
A theft occurred overnight at 938 Connecticut Street in the R. E. Gimblet residence. Cash totaling 160 dollars and a book of food stamps were taken from two sleeping men, R. E. Gimblet and John Hout, with a unlocked door cited as the entry point.
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R. E. Gimblet
Connecticut Street
Gimblet
John Hout
Gimbler
Hout
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