Nazis Moving Out Of Naples Region
Allied forces push from Salerno toward Avellino as German withdrawal accelerates northeast of Salerno. British Eighth Army advances near Foggia while U S and British units take Cassano and Cerignola. Moscow reports cautions on Dnieper front as Berlin claims river reach near Kiev.
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Naples
Spey
Italy
Adriatic
Fogigia
Communiqtie
Salerno
Cassano
Fifth Army
Avellino
Middle East
North Africa
Sicily
el’ Alamein
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cerignola
Olfanto River
Foggia Plain
Dnieper
Russia
Kiev
Kuban
Smolensk
Berlin
Moscow
Dnepropetrovsk
Allied Forces Close In On Japs In New Guinea
Allied headquarters report advances on New Guinea as sea and inland forces drive toward Finschhafen from Lae Huon Gulf coast and Sattelberg landward flank. Air attacks blast Ramu river valley targets destroying bridges roads and supply trails as troops tighten the siege.
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Allied Forces
New Guinea
Huon Gulf
Lae
Finschhafen
Douglas MacArthur
Hanisch Harbor
Sattelberg
Ramu
Madang
Rural Pupils Admitted to Free Tuberculin Clinics
The county health unit held the first in a series of free tuberculin testing clinics for rural schools. Dr. L S Cox led sessions at Baldwin and Vinland with tests, health films, and invited districts. Howard M Weindel joined to present health education material.
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L. S. Cox
Leld
Kansas State Tuberculosis and Health Association
Baldwin
Vinland
Baldwin City
Adaline
Black Jack
Hopewell
Prairie City
Prospect
Vespertine
Vinland Rural High School
Allies Sink Heavy Supply Ship Near France
A joint British and Dutch naval communique says a large fully laden heavily escorted enemy supply ship was torpedoed off the French coast last night. It notes one escort ship may have been hit as allied ships returned safely. Berlin claimed a clash in the Channel near Hecarp with several British torpedo boats damaged, no German losses confirmed.
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London
French
admiralty-Netherlands Navy
Berlin
Hecarp
Associated Press
Cattle Rank High for Guernsey Herd at State Fairs
Cattle belonging to W. Boenle and son of Kaw Valley Guernsey Breeders Association won multiple prizes at Topeka and Hutchinson fairs. At Topeka the two year old won first, the three year old second, and the four year old first and senior champion. At Hutchinson the two year old won first, the three year old second, and the four year old first with reserve senior and reserve grand championships.
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W. ©. Boenle
Lawrence
Topeka
Hutchinson
Kaw Valley Guernsey Breeders Association
Escaped Convict Surrenders in Lubbock
A man identifying himself as J. C. Fast 36 life term convict who escaped from McAlester Oklahoma prison surrendered to officers in Lubbock Texas today without resistance. He was convicted of murdering L McLean a Muskogee banker in 187.
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Lubbock
Tex
J. C. Fast
McAlester
Okla
Fast
L. McLean
Muskogee
Ways and Means Rejects Renegotiation Repeal
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee voted against repealing the renegotiation law aimed at recovering excess profits in war contracts. The panel also accelerated tax debate to build a new general revenue law by January 1.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
Oil price rise urged to spur new wartime production
Washington September 27 production director for the petroleum administrator for war told a House naval affairs subcommittee that the nation faced an estimated daily deficit of 837000 barrels of crude oil by end of 1944 and urged a price increase as incentive for increased production.
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Washington
Donald Knowlton
Petroleum Administrator For War
Naval ‘Affairs
House Today
Senate panel backs Helvering for Kansas federal judgeship
The senate judiciary committee voted to report favorably to the senate the nomination of Guy T. Helvering, U S commissioner of internal revenue, as federal judge for the district of Kansas.
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Helvering
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Guy T. Helvering
U. S
Russians Cross Dnieper Reach Dnepropetrovsk Western Bank
London reports the Red army breached into the suburbs of Dnepropetrovsk on the Dnieper’s western bank and pressed to bridgeheads across the river between Dnepropetrovsk and Kiev. Temryuk falls as Germans lose the Caucasus stronghold and Russians advance near the Taman peninsula opposite the Crimea.
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London
Red
Dnepropetrovsk
Dnieper
Kiev
Temryuk
Caucasus
Moscow
Altho
Ukraine
Berlin
Taman
Crimea
UPI
Red Army
Reuters
Blagovyeschenskaya
Polio Ban Extended in Morton County
Public meetings schools and churches remain closed for another week due to six polio cases in Morton County. Health officer Dr. F H Buckmaster says the ban lasts until October 4.
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Morton County
Elkhart
F. H. Buckmaster
Dr. F D Farrell Appointed Rural Institutions Professor
Dr. F D Farrell, president emeritus of Kansas State College, is named professor of rural institutions in the economics and sociology department at Manhattan College, with the appointment dated September 27.
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F.D. Farrell
Manhattan
F. D. Farrell
Kansas State College
German Hope Is For Stalemate, McNarney Says
McNarney told a Washington conference that Germany abandoned any chance of victory months ago and now seeks a stalemate through defense. He cited reduced bomber production, air offensives damaging German industry, and six key impacts on Germany and its war effort. Patterson warned the next year will test American resolve and production.
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Washington
Joseph T. McNarney
War Department
McNarney
Germany
Europe
Russia
Mediterranean
Robert P. Patterson
United States
Patterson
Range Over Burma Bombers Attack Japanese Positions
U S and R A F bombers and fighters pounded targets over Japanese occupied Burma with support from Mandalay and Rangoon raids. Medium and heavy American bombers hit railway yards and communications while installations suffered heavy damage and no American losses were reported.
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New Delhi
U. S
R.A.F
Burma
Mandalay
Rangoon
Tenth Air Force
St Benedict’s Names New College Treasurer
Rev. Charles Aziere is named treasurer of St. Benedict’s College replacing Rt. Rev. Cuthbert McDonald who recently became abbot of St. Benedict’s Abbey. Aziere has led the college business administration program for nine years.
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St. Benedict’s
Atchison
St. Benedict’s College
Charles Aziere
Cuthbert McDonald
St. Benedict’s Abbey
Aziere
College
British Subs Sink 10 Ships Near Corsica Effort
The admiralty announced today that British submarines have sunk 10 ships and damaged five others in attacks on Nazi forces attempting to evacuate troops and material from Bastia Corsica by sea.
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Corsica
London
Atte Ting
Bastia
Admiralty
Axis partners mark third anniversary of pact with defiant warnings
London reports Germany and Japan observe the three year anniversary of the Tripartite Pact amid Italy's capitulation. Nazi and Japanese outlets issue warnings to satellites about leaving the war, while Mussolini's remnants receive limited recognition and Mussolini, Ribbentrop, and Shigemitsu were to address listeners via German radio network.
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London
Germany
Japan
Italy
Voelkischer Begrachten
Mussolini
von Ribbentrop
Mamoru Shigemitsu
County assigns six corn picker certificates to local farmers
The county farm implement rationing board announced the allocation of six corn picker certificates after reviewing 26 applications. Certificate recipients include N. F. Thome of Lawrence, Bert Babbitt of Lawrence, Lawrence Leonard of Lawrence, Owen Mitchell of Lawrence, Miller Brothers of Eudora, and Stuart Thurber with Earl Simmons of Overbrook. All recipients agreed to use pickers on a custom basis to address labor shortages in the corn harvest.
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David Noe
Noe
N. F. Thome
Lawrence
Clinton Township
Bert Babbitt
Wakarusa
Large Run of Cattle at Kansas City Stock Yards
Kansas City reports the largest run of salable cattle in 20 years with about 40 000 head handled at the stock yards. The majority are stockers and feeders for fattening, with about 85 percent going to feed lots. Cattle come mainly from Kansas Oklahoma and Texas with some shipments from Arkansas.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
County Bond Total Sealed Douglas County sales reach 1.88 million
The total bond sales in Douglas county excluding Saturday night sales amounted to 1 880 511 50 dollars, as announced today by the issuing agents.
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Douglas County
Officers and Planes to Aid in Bond Sale
North Africa headquarters reports over 50 officers and men en route to the United States to support a bond drive. They fly more than 50 combat missions in Europe Africa or Italy aboard renowned planes including two Flying Fortresses the Berlin Sleeper and Hells Kitchen. The Berlin Sleeper holds a Fortress mission record with 106 flights. Also aboard are three Mitchells and a P-38 with Lt. C. C. Johnson of Ada Minnesota credited with four kills.
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Allied
North Africa
United States
Europe
Italy
Berlin
Mitchell
C. C. Johnson
Ada, Minn
Stock Market Index Edges Higher on Saturday
The stock market index for 60 stocks stood at 50.7 and rose to 51.1 by Saturday, reflecting a modest gain in the overall market sentiment.
Air Show Draws Cadet Applicants at Municipal Airport
A Civil Air Patrol event at the Municipal airport yesterday attracted many spectators and military personnel. Fifteen boys over 17 signed up for Army Air Corps Cadet Reserve training while 20 more took application blanks to discuss options with their parents. Squadrons from Kansas City and Lawrence joined a display by bomber formations from Topeka. Lt Harold Emick and Pvt Glenn Harris helped run the program as Capt L K Zimmer introduced guest speakers Lt L D McCauley and Capt Alfred J Schwannbeck, a veteran of Middle East campaigns. All applicants received free flights in CAP aircraft.
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Army Air Corps Cadet Reserve
Civil Air Patrol
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City Civil Air Patrol
Kansas City, Kan
Harold Emick
Glenn Harris
L. K. Zimmer
L. D. McCauley
Topeka Air Base
J Alfred J. Schwannbeck
Savannah
Middle East
Palestine
North Africa
Rommel
Schwannbeck
Russian Army Battles Germans Across Dnieper
London reports Red Army forces push for bridge heads across the middle Dnieper as Berlin notes a possible German evacuation at Temryuk in the Caucasus. Russians claim Blagoveschenskaya taken, Temryuk abandoned after destroying installations.
Hungarian Draft Order Calls Budapest Men to Enlist
The Hungarian defense ministry decreed that all male residents of Budapest aged 20 to 48 not in uniform must report for enlistment between October 1 and December 17. The order, published in the Pester Lloyd, covers 1922 and 1923 birth classes previously declared unfit, per OWI.
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Army
New York
Budapest
Defense Ministry
OWI
Pester Liovd
Two Killed in Plane Crash Near Coffeyville
Late Saturday a training plane crashed about 16 miles southeast of Coffeyville Army Air Field killing two officers. Second Lieut. Robert G. Zink 23 of Lynch Nebraska and Cadet Warren J. Duderstadt 21 of San Antonio Texas perished in the incident during a routine flight.
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Coffeyville
Robert G. Zink
Lynch, Neb
Warren J. Duderstadt
San Antonio
Tex
Coffeyville Army Air Field
Collision Causes Minor Damage Near Union Pacific Underpass
Slight damage reported in a two car highway collision just north of the Union Pacific underpass about 9 pm Saturday. Matthew Fuel northbound turned into a driveway at 613 North Second Street and was struck by James Toyne also northbound from 1288 Rhode Island Street.
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Union Pacific
Matthew Fuel
North Second Street
James Toyne
Rhode Island Street
Mussolini Returns to Italy Seeks Pact Revival
Berlin radio reports Benito Mussolini's return to Italy on the third anniversary of the tripartite pact. He vows to revive the alliance despite Italy's disaster, signaling renewed defiance in a pivotal World War II era update.
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Mussolini
Italy
Washington
Berlin
Benito Mussolini
Curley Pleads Innocent in Mail Fraud Arraignment
Representative James M. Curley and three associates pleaded innocent in federal court on mail fraud charges tied to a corporation formed to win and oversee war contracts. The arraignment occurred in Washington as part of the UPI report dated September 27.
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Curley
Washington
UPI
James M. Curley
D.mass
Himmler Reported Arriving in Riga
A Berlin broadcast said Heinrich Himmler, Gestapo chief and Hitler’s enforcer, had arrived in Riga, the Baltic capital of Latvia, as unrest potential rises.
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Himmler
Riga
London
DNB
Berlin
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Latvia
President's envoy arrives in London on war department mission
William Phillips, Roosevelt's personal representative in India, has landed in London for an unspecified mission tied to the war department. The arrival underscores ongoing Allied diplomatic and strategic coordination during the war.
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London
William Phillips
Roosevelt
India
War Department
Boeing Flying Fortress plant taps tips to hire workers
Washington reports Boeing plants in Seattle and Renton use worker tips to recruit hires. A Seattle Chamber of Commerce committee plans a door to door drive to recruit women workers as the War Department and War Manpower Commission back the effort with recruiting teams across midwest states. A public show at the University of Washington stadium aims to attract 90 000 attendees for Boeing manpower needs.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Boeing Flying Fortress
Seattle
Renton
Boeing
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Services Division
War Department
Army
University of Washington Stadium
War Manpower Commission
The
Aircraft Company Limited
Midwest
Mississippi
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Blood bank enrollments rise as Red Cross unit visits
Red Cross blood bank enrollment begins in the basement office at 9 this morning as Mrs. Bessie Clifton of 1236 Laura Street arranges a Thursday Friday visit for October 7 and 8. Fifteen donors sign in the first hour while volunteers seek 440 total, with daily hours 9 to 12 and 1 30 to 5.
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Red Cross Blood Bank
Bessie Clifton
Laura Street
North Africa
Blood Bank
The
Red Cross
Clifton
Col
Ernest Clifton
Dean Paul Lawson Addresses New Kan sas freshmen Convocation
Dean Paul Lawson spoke at the University of Kansas liberal arts convocation guiding incoming freshmen. He outlined A B degree requirements, college divisions, and freshman course options while prepping enrollment. A large turnout attended the Jay hawk Nibble and evening Union hour dance.
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
Paul Lawson
Fraser Chapel
Lawson
College of Liberal‘arts and Sciences
Union
New Press Headquarters in Italy Amid War Restrictions
The Associated Press opened a new wartime office in a nameless Italian city considered the practical capital for government affairs. The move marks the first reopening of an Italian bureau by a newspaper or agency since Allied forces evacuated after Italy entered the war. Kansan Missing in Action Lieut Richard J Larkin 24 is missing in Europe since September 15. He trained as a bombardier on a Flying Fortress and served since 1941, reared in Marion Kansas.
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Italy
Associated Press
Kansan
Wichita
James T. Larkin
War Department
Richard J. Larkin
Europe
Larkin
Marion
Kan
Leavenworth Bond Program Broadcast Tonight
Leavenworth county residents are invited to a special bond sale program on WREN radio from 9 15 to 9 30 this evening. County chairman Arthur W Johnson booth sales chairwoman Mrs William Smith and advisory committee member Joseph J Dawes will appear on the program Business Lunch Daily 35¢ Wiedemann s Adv
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Leavenworth
Leavenworth County
WREN
Arthur W. Johnson
William Smith
Booth Sales
Joseph J. Dawes
Army Film Sparks Rotary Interest at Jayhawk Theatre
Capt. B H Eversmeyer spoke at Rotary about war causes and the upcoming premiere of This Is the Army at Jayhawk Theatre on September 30 to aid Army Emergency Relief. The talk covered military logistics, family support, and two peace ideas, with rebroadcast by WREN and guests from the armed forces.
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B. H. Eversmeyer
Rotary
Jayhawk Theatre
Army
Eversmeyer
Wren
Stan Schwahn
Germany
Navy
F. C. Allen
K. Wayne Davidson
Roger Allen
Theo. Astman
van Bruner
Summerlike Weather Holds In Kansas Remains Dry
Topeka report says mild summer like conditions persist with no rain in sight. Forecast notes western Kansas drying out while Ellis and Wichita recorded 85 degree highs, southern and eastern counties warmer, Goodland down to 50 degrees.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
French to appoint minister of war as national defense head
In Algiers on September 27 the French committee of national liberation agreed to appoint a minister of war with the title commissioner of national defense to ensure civilian control. Previously military power rested with General Henri Giraud as commander in chief.
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Algiers
Committee of National Liberation
Charles de- Gaulle
Henri Giraud
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