Allies Press Toward Ruhr and Arnhem Fronts
Allied forces drive into northern Germany across Kleve and near Arnhem, threatening the Ruhr. British Second army enlarges the Arnhem bridgehead with American parachutists supporting the advance toward Nijmegen, Beek, and Turnhout. In the Aachen area U S First Army repulses German counterattacks while Patton’s Third Army moves toward Baccarat and Strassburg as Epinal falls.
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London
Kleve
Ruhr
Germany
Rhine
Arnhem
Deurne
Eindhoven
Volkel
Reich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme
Reichswald
Beek
Noutheast
Nijmegen
Kieve
Coridor
Antwerp-Turnhout Canal
Antwerp
Turnhout
S-Hertogenbosch
Holland
Ijssel Meer
Zuider Zee
Second Army
Armhem
Aachen
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
George S. Patton
Third Army
Baccarat
Nancy
Strassbourg
Epinal
Moselle
Belfort
Dempsey
Russian Troops Close In On Riga In Baltic Offensive
Soviet forces tightened around Riga as a Baltic offensive reached a climax with Red Army advances from the north and east. Estonian mop up nears completion while Cherniakhovsky prepares for a strong strike, and a separate push moves into Czecho Slovakia and Hungary threatening to trap German and Hungarian units. A Moscow paper claims German generals call for peace.
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Moscow
Red
Riga
East Prussia
Junker
Estonia
Leonid A. Govorov
Lening
Gulf of Riga
Baltic
Paldiski
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Reich
Cherniakhovsky
Bucharest
Szczed
Hungary
Slovakia
Transylvania
Romania
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Count Hulzen
Allied Air Aid To Yugoslav Partisans Revealed
Reports from Rome and London detail Allied air operations over Europe, showing over 5000 tons of guns and supplies flown to Yugoslav partisans and other resistance groups in 1942-44. Secret landing grounds extended to Greece and Albania, with Royal Air Force control and numerous American transport pilots.
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Rome
Allied Air Command
Yugoslavia
Greece
Albania
Royal Airforce
Marshal Tito
Middle East
Balkan Hills
Dalmatian
Adriatic
Solta
Bay of
Split
Dissatisfied Texans May Name New Elector Group
Austin Texas September 25 Texans may choose among three plans in the November presidential election A Roosevelt Truman ticket a Dewey Bricker GOP ticket or a new party whose ticket will be disclosed today Secretary of State Sidney Latham said he would certify electors named by a new party if nominations are properly submitted The movement formed by anti Roosevelt Democrats arose after the Texas supreme court ruled the September 13 Democratic convention electors were the party's legal electors The court also upheld the purge of May 23 electors though 15 had said they would not support Roosevelt and Truman
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Austin
Tex
Roosevelt
Truman
Dewey
Bricker
Sidney Latham
Ashe
Texas
Schoeppel Predicts Dewey Victory In Kansas
Oklahoma City report says Gov Andrew Schoeppel of Kansas endorses Dewey Bricker ticket with strong statewide support. He predicts a larger Republican majority than 1940, cites farmer and agricultural backing, and notes meetings with Dewey on arrival. Over a thousand rooms and homes have been rented through Journal-World classified listings.
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Oklahoma City
Andrew F.schoeppel
Kansas
Dewey
Willkie
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Kan
Schoeppe
Journal-World Classi
Register for Visit of Mobile Blood Donor Unit
Registration for the Red Cross Mobile Blood Donor Unit visit is underway and by 2 PM today 70 donors had booked. The unit seeks at least 504 volunteers for a three day visit Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Red Cross headquarters in the Community building accepts registrations 9 30 to 12 and 1 30 to 5 in person or by phone at 640.
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Red Cross
Judge Means Handles District Court Sessions
Judge Hugh Means presided in Douglas county district court Saturday morning. The Grover marriage was annulled. Edna Gully was granted a divorce from Otto Gully. Floyd L Gumm and Ruth Katherine Gumm were divorced. Ruth Baker and Hugh Howard Baker Divorce. Agnes Janeway divorce from Charles N Janeway. Mary E Blevins sued for divorce from George W Blevins. Also reports no trace of a Havana to Mexico City passenger plane with 23 aboard missing since Saturday.
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Hugh Means
Douglas County
Mexico City
Havana
Pan-American Airways
Manila Area Hit by U S Raids Across the Pacific
Admiral Nimitz announced U S carrier air raids smashed the Manila area for a second day, destroying or damaging 200 Japanese planes, sinking 20 ships in Manila Bay, and damaging 20 more. Since Sept 8, 906 Japanese aircraft and 149 ships were destroyed or damaged.
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Manila
U. S
Manila Bay
Luzon
Philippines
Mindanao
Central Islands
Third Fleet
Nimitz
Dewey Broadcast Tonight From Oklahoma City on NBC
Gov Thomas E Dewey will address Oklahoma City tonight at nine oclock in a broadcast carried by NBC under sponsorship of the Republican national committee The stock market index reports the average of 60 stocks at 54 5 today and 54 1 yesterday
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Thomas E. Dewey
Oklahoma City
NBC
Republican National Committee
Stock Market Index
Chaos Grows Among Nazis in Greece
Cairo reports widespread chaos among German forces in southern Greece, Albania, and Yugoslavia. Military observers say the situation mirrors possible Allied difficulties in Germany. German units lack coordination for evacuation, with frayed lines and fragmented command forcing groups to act independently as partisans and retreating troops take over.
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Cairo
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Germany
Prilep
Macedonia
Balkans
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
26 Douglas men head to Fort Leavenworth for preinduction exams
A group of 26 white men from Douglas county traveled to Fort Leavenworth this morning for their pre induction physical examinations for U S Army service. The list includes Wilmont M. Henderson Edward James Wickersham Robert Lee Alexander Conrad Leonard North Homer Card Altenbernd Guy McCleery Gilbert Willis Goodger Clyde Joseph Baer Donald MacLeod Stewart Robert Edward Touhey Allen Edward Sylvester Robert Francis Knowles Frank Merton York Charles Henry Winter Samuel Wesley Scott Robert Keith Chubb Jim Franklin McNish Robert Lawrence Gallagher Lamont Waite Gaston Lewis Virgil Pollard Johnnie Inouye Paplel Monroe Kirkhutt Hal din Edward Korby jr Robert Stanley Mosser Laurent Francis Stoner and others.
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Douglas County
Fort Leavenworth
United States Army
Wilmont M. Henderson
Maine Street
Edward James Wickersham
Walnut Street
Robert Lee Alexander
New York Street
Conrad Leonard North
Wichita
Homer Card Altenbernd
Lawrence
Guy McCleery
Oak Hill Avenue
Gilbert Willis Goodger
Eudora
Robert Lawrence Gallagher
Ohio Street
Lamont Waite Gaston
Louisiana Street
Lewis Virgil Pollard
Johnnie Inouye
Paplel Monroe Kirkhutt
Battenfeld
Haldin Edward Korby
Tennessee Street
Robert Stanley’ Mosser
Laurent Francis Stoner
Route Three
Roosevelt weighs LaGuardia for Italy role on allied control
Washington reports Roosevelt considering New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia for a seat on the allied control commission for Italy. LaGuardia would likely be made a brigadier general. An additional dispatch notes Donald N. Nelson preparing to brief Roosevelt on a China mission examining industrial effort for the United Nations war.
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Washington
UPH
Roosevelt
F.H. LaGuardia
New York
Allied Control Commission
Italy
LaGuardia
Donald N. Nelson
War Production Board
China
United Nations
100 West Indian Negroes Will Work at Sunflower
Hercules Powder plant manager H. V. Chase announced 100 West Indian workers from Jamaica will arrive at the Sunflower Ordnance Works for labor jobs tomorrow. The War Manpower Commission arranged the move to meet critical labor needs, freeing others for powder-line work. Additional workers will go to the Kansas ordnance plant at Parsons and other sites facing demand.
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H. V. Chase
Hercules Powder Company
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Chase
War Manpower Commission
Washington
Jamaica
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Parsons
Ken
Fifth Army Breaks Through Gothic Line Near Bologna
American Fifth Army smashes the German Gothic line and advances toward Bologna within about 12 miles of the Via Aemilia. Eighth Army fights to hold a northern Adriatic corridor as German withdrawals remain unconfirmed. Doughboys advance from Florence toward Bologna, seizing several heights and cutting key routes. Brazilian troops engage along the Ligurian coast as rain clouds gather over the battle zone.
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Fifth Army
Bologna-Rimini
Eighth Army
Altho
Italy
Adriatic
Mark W. Clark
Firenenuzuela
Monte la Fine
Della Croce
Monte Cucca
Porarra
Imola
Florence
Bologna
Lombardy
Santeradé
Coroncina
Fata, Pass
Fifth
Prato-Vernio-Castigloine
Apennines
Marshal Kesselring
Kansas warming up after weekend chill in September
In Topeka on September 25, Kansas warmed gradually following a weekend chill that sent October-like readings across the state. Skies were clear with a south wind, and eastern Kansas showed 60s while Goodland peaked at 74. Highs of 75 to 85 were forecast for today and 80 to 85 for tomorrow with no frost reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Dr Albert G Smith Dies In Oskaloosa At 84
Dr Albert G Smith of Oskaloosa died suddenly at his home aged 84 after years at home. He came to Jefferson county 80 years ago from Kentucky with his parents and began medical practice in Oskaloosa in 1887, retiring after 55 years. He is survived by his wife Ida M Smith and three daughters. Leavenworth Dog Quarantine Announced Topeka Sept 20 UP Will J Miller state veterinary commissioner said Leavenworth county dogs will face a strict quarantine starting today after a rabies scare. One man died from rabies from a scratch on his hand.
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Albert G. Smith
Oskaloosa
Smith
Jefferson County
Kentucky
Grantville
Ida M. Smith
O. M. Rhine
Manhattan
Albert W. Hamton
Lawrence Gabel
Leavenworth
Topeka
Will J. Miller
Ivestock Nitary
Leavenworth County
Miller
Doughton Discusses Postwar Taxes and Plans
Washington Sept 25 Chairman Doughton of the house ways and means committee said tax laws will be revised to aid postwar private enterprise but complete elimination of corporation income taxes is not practical. He will convene the joint taxation committee after Congress reconvenes and urged economy in peacetime government spending.
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Washington
Doughton
D-N.c
House’ Ways and Means
Senate-House
Congress
Coughton
Fifth District AME Church to Host 5 Day Kansas Conference
The 69th Kansas annual conference of the African Methodist Episcopal church meets at St Luke AME in Lawrence from next Wednesday evening to Sunday morning with 300 to 400 attendees. Notables include Rt Rev Noah W Williams and Mrs Helen A Williams. The program features sermons by A H Hunt E F Fant C Wayne Love and an ordination by Bishop N W Williams. St Luke, organized in 1862, hosts with Rev J David Kelly as pastor and M C Knight as presiding elder. Entertainment and ministerial groups coordinate each day from Tuesday through Sunday.
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Kansas
St. Luke
Ninth
New York
Kansas City
Kan
Noah W. Williams
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Helen A. Williams
A. &. Hunt
E. F. Fant
C. Wayne Love
D.D
Ministerial Alliance
St. Luke Church
Lillian Webster
N. W. Williams
J. David Kelly
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
M. C. Knight
Prosperity Club
Stewardess Board
Missionary Society
Presiding Elder’s Circle
Richard Allen Society
Kalendar Klub
Auxiliary Board
The
Gleaners
A.C.E. Teague
To Meeting to Plan War Fund and Chest Campaign
Lawrence residents attended a 1:30 pm meeting in Topeka’s Municipal auditorium to plan the United War Fund and Community Chest drive opening October 9. Attendees included F. H Elvig district chairman for Douglas and Jefferson counties Art Weaver J. H. Parsons Mrs. George K. Melvin Mrs. Helen Humphrey and George Hed Tick.
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Lawrence
Topeka
United War Fund and Community Chest
F. H Elvig
United War Fund
Douglas
Jefferson
Art Weaver
J. H. Parsons
Lawrence Community Chest
George K. Melvin
Lawrence Women’s Division
Helen Humphrey
George Hed Tick
Chamber of Commerce
Malott Back on the Hill After Chicago Committees
Chancellor Deane W. Malott returned from Chicago where he addressed the National Association of State Universities executive committee and met with the Business Administration Council of the Department of Commerce in Washington. He is secretary of the executive committee. In a separate note, Kenneth Ragan, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Ragan, suffered a severe knee cut from broken glass while playing near his home and received stitches at Memorial hospital. He will miss school today but the wound is not believed dangerous.
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Deane W. Malott
Chicago
National Association of State Universities Executive Committee
Veterans’ Administration
Malott
Business Administration Council
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Kenneth Ragan
H. G. Ragan
New Hampshire Street
Memorial Hospital
Camporee Set At Clinton Park Lawrence Scouts Meet
The annual Douglas county Camporee for the Boy Scouts of America will open Friday at 2 p.m. and close Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Clinton Park Lawrence with ten troops and Scoutmasters attending. Captain Robert J. Getz of the Salvation Army directs, assisted by Edwin T. Burgess.
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Douglas County
Boy Scouts of America
Clinton Park
Lawrence
Douglass County
J. Brown
Robert J. Getz
Salvation Army
Edwin T. Burgess
Airport talk and Rotary meeting highlight local transport needs
Jules Guinotte of Midwest Underwriters of Aviation urged Lawrence to invest in its airport to attract business and foster relations with neighboring countries. He emphasized the airport as a future entry port with ample parking and good highways. Rotary members and guests, including Harry V. Chase and Jack Miller, attended as Dr. Ernest L. Snodis offered the invocation. A fire at a Haskell Institute truck caused by a gas leak burned wiring but left no major damage.
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Lawrence
Fia
Kansas
United States
Jules Guinotte
Midwest Underwriters of Aviation
Rotary
Kansas City
Guinette
Glenn Charlton
Chamber of Commerce Airport
Harry V. Chase
Hercules S.O.W. Plant
Roger Allen
Jack Miller
Corlett Cotton
Ernest L. Snodis
First Baptist Church
Haskell Institute
Paul Ingels
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