Petain and Darlan Enter Occupied France
Marshal Petain and Vice Premier Darlan crossed into German-occupied France under sealed orders to meet a high Reich official, possibly Hitler. Berlin and Vichy reports note uncertainty of destination and potential parallels to past visits by Petain and Darlan. Widespread speculation links the move to possible action regarding De Gaulle’s colonies.
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Marshal Petain
Darlan
Montpyre
Adolf Hitler
Petain
Reich
Hitler
Admiral Darlan
Berchtesgaden
la Ferte-Hauterive
Marcel Dent
Paris L
Football Star William Driver Dies in California
Carthage Missouri reports the death of William Lloyd Driver 38 a former Missouri football star end from thirty six years ago He died Saturday night of uremic poisoning at Wood Lake California near his CCC camp athletic director post He coached at Washburn College Topeka and at Texas A and M after high school.
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Carthage
William Lloyd Driver
University of Missouri
Wood Lake
Calif
Washburn College
Topeka
Kan
Driver
Texas A
Freshmen Tested Across Nation in 1941 Program
Thirty thousand freshmen in 144 colleges across 38 states the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have taken the 1941 test program compiled by the Emporia Teachers College Bureau of Measurements. Tests sponsored by Dr. H. E. Schrammel aim to determine aptitudes and deficiencies of students.
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Emporia
Deaths and Funerals Marie Riggs 72
Mrs Marie Riggs aged 72 died at her home on New York street. She leaves three sons Charles and August Riggs of Lawrence Emil Riggs of San Diego Calif a daughter Mrs John Nutt of the home a grandson Charles Riggs Jr three brothers Emil Julius and August Schelbar Overbrook and one sister Mrs John Simon Overbrook Funeral arrangements will be announced later Mrs Riggs born November 5 1869 in Luxembourg came to the United States in May 1888 and the family settled near Overbrook.
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Marie Riggs
New York Street
Charles Riggs
August Riggs
Lawrence
Emil Riggs
San Diego
Calif
John Nutt
Charles Riggs, Jr
Emil Schelbar
Julius
August Schelbar
Grieving Overbrook and Lecompton Deaths mark day
Mrs Anna M Griffin aged 75 native of Douglas county died at her Overbrook home. Funeral at Baldwin Catholic church Tuesday 10 30 burial Baldwin cemetery Father Portalance and Father Reith to preside. Survivors include husband a daughter a sister grandchildren and a great grandson. Fred Jacob Carlson 41 of Lecompton died Sunday at George McCarty farm near Lecompton. Services Tuesday 2 pm at Lecompton United Brethren Church burial Lecompton cemetery. Surviving Carlson include wife a son a daughter mother four sisters and a sister in law.
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Anna M. Griffin
Douglas County
Overbrook
Baldwin Catholic Church
Baldwin Cemetery
Portalance
Osage City
Father Reith
Eudora
Willow Springs
Elberta Schwartz
Worden
Dorothy Waetzig
Topeka
Larry Schwartz
Fred’ Jacob Carlson
Fred Jacob Carlson
Lecompton
George McCarty
Lecompton United
Brethr
Mr. Carlson
Alice Carlson
Harold Carlson
Shirley Carlson
Elizabeth Haines
Grace Watts
Mary Orcutt
Helen Tulles
Marguerite Peterson
Ottawa
Lawrence News Briefs Highlight Local Elections And Holidays
Patrons with library cards under 3000 urged to register new cards for year start. Red Cross Douglas County board to meet at 4 PM to review annual roll call receipts. W H Hinton admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for observation with non serious illness since Saturday. Hunters recount a duck tale as four men find a caged mallard in a backyard coop after breakfast. November sees 87 marriage licenses issued by Probate Judge Gray. Lawrence Memorial High School decorates for holidays with student penny-funded lights and blue illumination. Kansas Fish and Game Journal features prairie chicken limit photo including Dick Williams from Lawrence and companions.
Lyon County Improves Hermitage Poor Farm Report
Dec 1 note says Lyon County will not abandon its poor farm The Hermitage County commissioners plan improvements. The facility houses 6 women and 17 men at 17 dollars per month per person and produces much of its own food and meats.
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Emporia
Lyon County
Hermitage
House Debates Strike Bills Opens in Defense Talks
Washington December 1 the House opened debate on controversial anti strike legislation in the defense sector Representative Smith a rules committee member called up a resolution for two days of general floor discussion to weigh several proposals
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House
Washington
Representative Smith
D-Va
Rules Committee
Will Become Marines From Naval Academy Class
Annapolis officials announced that 25 of 564 graduates will join the Marine Corps as second lieutenants upon graduation December 19. Donald D. Blue of Wichita Kansas, a junior varsity member, is among the 25.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Academy
Marine Corps
Donald D. Blue
Wichita
Kan
Nazi Forces Suffer Major Defeat Near Rostov
Russian troops along the southern front halted the Rostov road to the Caucasus. Spokesmen claimed units drawn from northern Iran and Siberia were redirected into the battle as the advance stalled near Rostov.
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Rostov
Caucasus
Iran
Siberia
Moscow
Plane under fire over Mediterranean near Cairo
General George H. Brett chief of the United States army air corps said his plane was fired on by axis destroyers as it crossed the Mediterranean on Saturday. The craft was not hit and the pilot dipped within a few feet of the water while Brett sped deliveries to British forces in the Middle East.
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Egypt
George H. Brett
United States Army Air Corps
Mediterranean
Brett
England
United States
Middle East
Students Return to Work Before Christmas Vacation
Students in the city schools returned to their work this morning with 19 days of classwork before Christmas break. Grade cards will be issued tomorrow for the second six weeks period. The board of education will hold its monthly meeting tonight at 7:30 at the high school.
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Board of Education
German Centers Bombed by RAF Night Raids
British reports say 150 tons of bombs hit Hamburg docks and shipyards by night, with additional raids on Emden Premeshaven Wilhelmshaven Kiel and Lubeck in northern Germany. The attacks cost Britain 20 aircraft in the first major raid since early November.
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Hamburg
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Premershaven
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Kiel
Lubeck
Germany
Soldiers to Play Basketball Fort Riley
Basketball will be popular at the cavalry replacement training center next winter. About 1,200 recruits have signed up for practice to form squadron and varsity teams.
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Fort Riley
Cavalry Replacement Training Center
Ratner appoints Pfuetze probate judge in Riley County
Topeka Dec 1 Gov Payne Ratner names Scott Pfuetze a Manhattan attorney as Riley county probate judge to fill the temporary vacancy created by Richard Wells entering U S military service.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Scott Pfuetze
Manhattan
Riley County
Richard Wells
United States
University Journal World notes Christmas break and student successes
Students return from Thanksgiving recess as finals loom and holiday plans begin. A Kansas Engineer editor bill Douce rises from high school reader to editor in chief, while Marvin Goebbels seeks holiday work for students. C. H. Mullins reports to officer training at Camp Moonmouth with 1939 degree background. Frank E. Melvin to discuss University founding in Memorial Union.
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Bill Douce
The
Kansas Engineer
Douce
K.U
Bases on Island Chain in Pacific Defense Buildup
Washington reports rising tensions in the Orient as the United States cooperates with Britain and possibly Free French to secure a 5000 mile chain of bases between Hawaii and Australia. Reports detail bases on Christmas Island Palmyra and New Caledonia with air and naval facilities advancing under wartime secrecy.
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United States
Hawaii
Australia
South Pacific
Britain
Christmas Island
Palmyra
Honolulu
British Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
American Samoa
Navy
New Zeland
Japan
South America
Tokyo
Nippon
Pacific
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
North Pacific
War Department
Military Academy
Arnold
Army
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Metlakatia
Yakutat
Nome
Aleutian Islands
Asiatic
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Dutch Harbor
Kodiak
Sitka
Lecture on K U History Opens Series Tonight
The first lecture in a series on University history will be held in the Kansas room of the Union building at 7 30 tonight by Prof. Frank E. Melvin. The topic is the historical background of the founding of the University. Raiders Sunk in South Atlantic. London announces a British warship sank an armed German merchant raider in the South Atlantic on November 22.
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Frank E. Melvin
Department of History
Kansas
Memorial Union
Melvin
K. U
Union Building
South Atlantic
London
Admiralty
Local Notes and Social Visits Spotlight Ottawa Residents
Ottawa shoppers visited Elmer Lutz who is ill. Joly Stitchers met with Mrs Harley Lyons. Kansas City visitors stayed with the Harry Fisher home. Baldwin high school held sixth week exams and hosted an all school party. Albert and Mrs Hornberger moved in and Harbour installed a windmill. Churchbaugh funeral drew neighborhood attendees.
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Henry Schwartz
Ivan Schwartz
Ottawa
Elmer Lutz
Elmer Wintermantle
Marilyn Dee
Charles Elmer
Harley Lyons
Wayne McMasters and Sons
Kansas City
Harry Fisher
Guy Deskins
Lyndon
Charley Machiel
Baldwin High School
Willow Springs Church Social Notes Highlight Ottawa Visitors
Tuesday afternoon at Willow Springs church Mrs. Conrad Gastrock and Vera Bell Glaser visited John Gibson while Tom Miller hosted guests Wednesday afternoon. Ottawa shoppers and supper guests appeared in local circles including Elmer Wintermantle and family, George Harrison party, and Dud Ulric visiting Shuler home.
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Willow Springs
Conrad Gastrock
Vera Bell Glaser
John Gibson
Tom Miller
Elmer Wintermantie
Martyn Dee
Charles Elmer
Ottawa
Lawrence Hutchins
Richard Alan
Robert Folke
Lawrence
Letha Mae Taul
Fred
Charles,Leland
J.C. Breit
Social and family gatherings in Corliss and nearby towns
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ross and Evelyn attended a Morning Grange meeting with Mary Margaret Jewett and Mr. and Mrs. L R Penner. Leland Penner stayed with grandparents the Dents, with Sunday dinner there. The Hessenflows celebrated a wedding anniversary and Mr Musser’s birthday with a turkey dinner. A fire damaged the Anderson brooder house operated by Russell Pernell.
Freighter Macbeth Reported Torpedoed In North Atlantic
The U S maritime commission freighter Macbeth flying the Panamanian flag is missing in the North Atlantic with unofficial reports indicating it was torpedoed.
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New York
U. S. Maritime Commission
Macbeth
North Atlantic
Alabama Accepts Cotton Bowl Bid to Face Texas A&M
Alabama accepted a Cotton Bowl invitation to play Texas A&M in Dallas on January 1. The article also notes a social visit in Topeka with Mrs. H F Johnson and family visiting Mr. and Mrs. C W Johnson.
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Alabama
Dallas
Texas Aggies
Thanksgiving Guests Share Meals in Eudora Area
Local families from Eudora and Kansas City gathered for Thanksgiving and social visits. Seiwalds hosted Bert Seiwald family with Rosalene, Kohlers visited Devoe Kohler, Marsh family joined Carl Pfleger Sr. guests, and Neis relatives attended gatherings with Mrs. Cham Williamson Homer Gerstenberger and D. M. Harris at the George Gerstenberger home.
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Howard Caviness
Betty
Doris
Henry Caviness
Reno
D. M. Harris
Cory
Eudora
Esther Pfleger
Wichita
Fred Ness
Bill Ness
Pete Nets
Cham Willamson
Lois
Jean
Kansas City
Joe Zilmer
Jerome
John Kasberger
Homer Gerstenberger
Walter Gerstenberger
Wayne
Sylvia
Farm Bureau
Lawrence
Ovid Snider
Sidney
Linwood
Eldon Votan
Velda
Marlene
Emil Schmidt
Tena Miskimen
Ernest Lightbody
Topeka
Nathan Henley
Karl Kurtz
Roy Kurtz
Charles Kurtz
Evening Star
Bert Seiwald
Alfred Seiwald
Rosalene
Howard Kohler
Devoe Kohler
L. H., Marsh and Eilleen
Carl Pfleger
Fred Neis
Veral Neis
Arthur
Cham Williamson
George Ger
Thanksgiving Soaked in Local News and Farm Losses
The note covers a range of small town happenings. A turkey farm lost 400 baby chicks to a stove fire, and residents including Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cuthbertson enjoyed Thanksgiving with her parents in Paola. Others mention social clubs, travel to Kansas City, and a dairy herd sale at Bill Burch farm. The Cedar Junction school closed for Thanksgiving and will reopen Monday.
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Arthur Cuthbertson
Paola
Charles Stumpff
Kansas State
Manhattan
OG Mra
B. H. Sonntag
Charles Baker
Kansas City
W. H. Dent
Oma
John Turner
Florence van Markle
Sadie Hoke
Robert Turner
de Sota
W.H. Dent
Casin
Francis Luther
Buck Gavan
Luthers
Bill Burch
Cedar Junction
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