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This employee newsletter was published at the Kansas Ordnance Plant in Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, during World War II, until it was halted because of the paper shortage. It contains news about the employees, their families, and soldiers from the area, and includes many pictures. The Kansas Historical Society has issues beginning with volume 1, no. 22, September 21, 1942 through July 30, 1943. Issues published in 1943 are available as Kansas Memory unit 444027.
Creator: Kansas Ordnance Plant (Parsons, Kan.)
Date: September 21, 1942 - December 31, 1942
Item Number: 443926
Call Number: K 623.4 K13v
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 443926
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Military
Built Environment - Function - Defense - Military Facility
Built Environment - Function - Industry/Processing/Extraction - Manufacturing Facility
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Library
Community Life
Date - 1940s - 1942
Date - 1940s - 1943
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Defense, Department of
Military - Wars - World War II
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront
Military - Weapons - Ammunition
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Magazine
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Military
People - Men
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Parsons
Places - Counties - Labette
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications
Type of Material - Printed materials - Magazines
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