Journal World masthead and publication details
The front page lists World Company staff led by W. Simone as president and J. W. Murray as managing editor with Dolf Simons as publisher. It provides delivery and subscription rates, office address at 727 Massachusetts Street Lawrence Kansas, and mentions Associated Press affiliation and circulation audit services. The issue is dated Friday December 1.
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Journal-Worl
the World Companyw
Simone
L J. W. Murray
Mdltor
Dolph Simons
Reee Offici
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Kansas
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
Tottice
Lxrence, Kansas
Marchard
Enduring American Democracy and Faith Reminder
Citizens are urged to defend freedom and democracy honoring forebears sacrifice. The message stresses duty to support government and state, protect the United States from enemies, and faith in enduring salvation per scripture Matthew 24 13.
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United States
United States of America
United America
Matthew
Feud in Justice Department Prompts Presidential Action
The article details a clash in the Department of Justice culminating in President Biddle firing Assistant Attorney General Littell for insubordination. Congress seeks to probe the events behind the summary dismissal, amid allegations of special treatment for former Braintrust Tom Corcoran. Public interest grows as officials promise more disclosures and a watchdog stance on any hush efforts.
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Department of Justice
Littell
Biddle
Congress
Thomas Corcoran
Tommy the Cork
One Man Protest and Early World War II Politics
Edward R. Stettinius was confirmed as secretary of state by one dissenting vote from Senator Langer who opposed his stance on steel expansion in 1940. The article notes Antwerp’s use by Allies, Eisenhower’s caution about Rhine battles, and Congress debates social security tax continuation versus doubling, with a likely presidential veto.
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Edward R. Stettinius
Senate
Langer
North, Dakota
Stettinius
National Defense Council
House
Wets and Means Committee
Moscow and Poles Clash Over Polish Government in Exile
Pravda declares the Polish government in exile a new hostile political force and says the Polish people cannot express their views. Moscow controlled liberation committee dictates actions, linking Allied support to the exile government’s fate. The Polish issue gains a fresh turn from Soviet stance.
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Moscow
Pravda
London
Liberation Committee
Poland
Restoring Order after Weekend Riots in Occupied Belgium
The Belgian government ordered partisan irregulars to disband or enlist in the Belgian army to restore order amid occupation by German forces. General De Gaulle anticipated similar turmoil in France and pursued disbandment or incorporation of partisan units into the French army, achieving some progress but not full resolution.
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Belgium
Europe
DeGaulle
France
Sedition trial halted by judge death delays proceedings
The sedition trial of 27 defendants, ongoing since last April, was interrupted by the death of the presiding federal judge. The entire proceeding may have to restart, with the new judge facing similar disturbances and delays that have characterized the hearings. The war in Italy remains uncertain for observers, while German counterattacks raise questions about Allied gains. Food rationing disputes leave consumers with little leverage beyond accepting the War Food Administration and OPA ruling. Japanese forces on Leyte suffer costly setbacks as convoys are destroyed, reducing potential landings. United States postwar loan requests from governments are on file, with past WWI experience noted as not entirely satisfactory.
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War Food Administration
OPA
United States
Sam
Ren
Heavy artillery drives siege of Siegfried line
The war report notes General Eisenhower delayed the Cologne offensive until ample artillery ammunition arrived. Heavy guns defend the Siegfried line, protecting infantry and lowering Allied casualties as Wehrmacht defenses guard the Ruhr industrial zone across the Rhine. The Pacific Ocean area is cited for scale.
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Rhineland
Stimson
Eisenhower
Cologne Plain
Ike
Reich
Siegfried Line
Ruhr
Rhine
Hitler
The Old Home Town Social Highlights
Miss Dorothy Jewell hosted a tea room dinner honoring Miss Lila Lawson with bridge and a surprise handkerchief shower. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Corcoran hosted a Thanksgiving family dinner for their son William’s birthday. Mrs. Elsa B. Crebbin of Denver plans a several week visit with her daughter Mrs. W. C. Hutson Jr. Miss Irene Peabody recovers from a sinus operation. Mrs. C. W. Haas held a birthday party for Ava Ruth.
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Dorothy Jewell
Roy Jesse
Kansas City
Joe Mayme
Corcoran
Irene Peabody
C. W. Haas
Ava Ruth
News From The Era Of Volunteer Contingents And Farmland Relief
Twenty five years ago ninety men forming the University and Lawrence volunteer contingent left Lawrence for the se fields under J Adrian Lindsey assistant food s coach at KU Seventy five will join the Pittsburg district mine party led by Wint Smith to become mine workers The St John Phillip Sousa concert on December 15 at the University will aid dependents of National Guardsmen called to the mine fields M C Hunter hosted the West Side Study club this afternoon Isabel Jewett of Waverly wed C B Randall of Lawrence in Topeka November 15 They honeymoon in Florida Randall a KU law senior served overseas with the 63rd division Ida E Martin of Washington DC arrived in Lawrence for a month with her parents Anita Mae Stanley of Denver visited Mrs William Hutson in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
J. Adrian Lindsey
K. U
Deep
Pittsburg
Wint Smith
St John Phillip Sousa
M. C. Hunter
Hostes A
West Side Study Club
Isabel Jewett
Waverly
C.b.randall
Topeka
A. J. Martin
Anita Mae Stanley
Denver
William Hutson
Miss Flinton School Patronesses Hosts Dance Event Forty Years Past
Forty years ago the patronesses of Miss Flinton's dancing and department school and social matinee included Mesdames A C Mitchell C W Sparr Paul Lear nard P Emery Gray Brod head Means Walker and Sinclair Miss Effie Rodell traveled to McPherson to visit friends Emma Gehring returned from Topeka where she stayed with Mrs J Lane A D Weaver went to Chicago to buy Christmas goods Mrs Ben Newby of Rocky Sora Colorado visited Mrs A Dale The note mentions Misses Alice Sinclair Jane Adama Gretchen Rankin Mona Eberly set to visit in Kansas City over Sunday with Arthur Carmean
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Ben Newby
Rocky Sora
Colo
A. Dale
Sreest Styles
Kansas City
Alice Sinclair
Jane Adama
Gretchen Rankin
Mona Eberly
Arthur Carmean
John Wetherill Dies Famous Mesa Verde Discoverer
John Wetherill, 78, renowned guide, trader, and amateur geologist who found the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, died while traveling from Kayenta to Needles California. A native of Leavenworth Kansas, he operated a Kayenta trading post for 38 years and hosted figures from art, literature, and statesmanship including Theodore Roosevelt. Survivors include his widow Louisa Wade Wetherill, a son Benjamin, and a brother Al of Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Ash Fork
Ariz
John Wetherill
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Leavenworth
Kan
Kayenta
Theodore Roosevelt
Quentin
Wetherill
Zane Grey
Harold Bell Wright
Grey
Mesa Verde Park
Needles
Calif
Louisa Wade Wetherill
Benjamin
Tulsa
Okla
Navy Casualty List Reveals Two Ansane Among 221 Losses
Washington December 1 two Ansane were among 221 U S naval forces casualties announced by the navy department. They include Fred A Branson USMCR wounded at Fredonia and Edward Guy Thrasher aviation machinist's mate second class USNR dead at Hutchinson.
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Washington
U. S
Navy Department
Pfe
Fred A. Branson
USMCR
Fredonia
Edward Guy Thrasher
USNR
Hutchinson
Parsons Newsboy Engineer Delivers Papers on Run
W H Harmon, a Katy railroad engineer for 22 years, serves 18 families on the southbound Osage Hills route between Parsons and Oklahoma City by tossing day-old newspapers from City News. He also gathers papers at Oklahoma City on return trips for 12 additional families and receives Christmas thanks from residents along the way. Maj. Hugh Edwards, back from overseas duty, recalled an incident in India to Wichita police colleagues after a street encounter with a fellow officer.
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Parsons
HarMon
Katy
Osage Hills
Coffeyville
Oklahoma City
City News Company
Hugh Edwards
Wichita
India
Edwards
Fragmented Crime and Odd Vignette From Greenburg Item
A 1b year old girl held a baby as a companion misread the scene and fled after a boy offered the girl money. Mrs. Clark Perry of Greensburg swatted a fly, triggering an idle clock on the kitchen wall. In Kansas, Frank Holopirek clubbed a coyote after his dogs chased it for a short distance, and Windom hosted a basketball event.
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Edwards
Kansas
Frank Holopirek
Rush Center
Windom
Third term for Elliott Roosevelt headline shock
The Ottawa Herald reports Eliott Roosevelt plans a third marriage and headlines “Third term for Elliott Roosevelt.” In unrelated WWII era notes two soldiers at Smoky Hill Army Air Field adapt to wire work by training a dog to pull material through water filled culverts. A Windom school principal oversaw the killing of a coyote for rug decoration in the recreation room.
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Windom
Smoky Hill Army ‘Air Field
The
Ottawa Herald
Eliott Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Baldwin News Thanksgiving Guests Across States
Mr and Mrs F C Wells of Asherville and Edward Wells of Lawrence visited last week in Baldwin at the home of Yale Wells and Mrs Robert Ridgway has word her husband is sent from England to Belgium. Mrs Charles Brown to El Paso Texas for winter with son Kenneth Brown. Geraldine Dunn returns to Gridley to teach after Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Dunn. William Ford returns to Cameron Missouri after visiting Baldwin with nephew Marlin Ford. Mrs Kendall Hockensmith and children J S and Hallie of Portland Oregon visit J Hockensmith. Other Thanksgiving guests include Set and Mrs J V Panek and son Gary of Warrenaburg Missouri. Miss Betty Carlson arrived last
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Reckoning with Leo Kabateck and a Second Chance
The narrator Leo confesses his fear of domestic life with Mickey and recalls his reckless youth, including stealing a fur coat to fund his future in law and music. Mickey forgives him as they revisit past mistakes and discuss what he will do next with Don, in a tense, reflective reunion.
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Leo Kabateck
Leos
Leo
Roggio
Mickey
Ginger
Harris, Ferguson & Co
Don
Novelists and Words From a Puzzle List
A scrambled word puzzle lists clues and answers such as Novelist, Footwear, Insect, Flying device, and various numbered items. The compilation includes terms like Lubricant, Historic, Palm lily, Dressed, Spoil, Paid, and Influenza, forming a broad glossary of paired hints and solutions.
Thanksgiving Visits And Social News In Baldwin Community
Furlough and holiday visits dominate the Baldwin social page. Residents travel from Seattle to visit Mrs. Lora Leach Leonard, while Mrs. James and her little son Jarrett Les and Mary Marcia greet relatives in Texas. Vern Benham visits from Sioux City and Miss Sara Counts accompanies her roommate to Hope for the Thanksgiving vacation. Local gatherings feature Dr. Ora Elwell, Mrs. Clyde Stewart, and Beulah Helen Stewart at family homes, plus the Black Jack community dinner with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Allderdice hosting and a Kensington club gathering hosted by Mrs. Hale Steele.
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Puckett
Seattle
Wash
Lora Leach Leonard
Liw- Tence
Mary Marcia
James
Jarrett Les
John Newman
Amarillo
Tex
Baldwin
Jin
Vernon. Benham
Sic City
Marlin Ford
Wellsville
Sara
Jean EF
Ora Elwell
Clyde Stewart
Misa Beulah
Helen Stewart
J. E. Mellor
Jand
Robert C. Mitchell
Helen, Parker
Glendale
Calif
Sam Hedrick
Hale Steele
Kensington Club
East High Street
Radio Programs Friday Evening December 1 Listings
Radio guide listing Friday evening December 1 with stations KMBC WDAF WREN WRAF and others airing a mix of newscasts dramas comedies musicales and token events from 6 pm through midnight including The Aldrich Family Duffy s Tavern Gang Bust era and Amos and Andy plus a late night CBS News Roundup and Sunday type programming.
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Armstrong
Safety Bounell
Western Echoes
Yeaturday
KMBC
WDAF
Aldrich
Wren
Duffy's Tavern
EMBC
Brewster Boy
Moore
Durante
WDA
Andy
Earl Godwin
NBC Pro
Sproars
KMEC
Sam Melon
Henry J. Taylor
Tom Collins
Doctors
Liebert
Muste
Wdafor
Dave _piman
torBo
Bob
Serkey
Wren—Baptist Hour
N—News
Leland Stowe
America
Wee Ay Queen
Navy
Radio and Musical Schedule Chaos Across Stations
A dense reading lists almost a full day of radio programming from WREN WDAF KMBC KMEC XMBC and KMBC with feeds including news shows Miss Hattie The Army Hour Blondie Jergen’s Journal and dramas plus orchestral and comedy programs. Listings include times 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 PM to late night for multiple stations and personalities such as Bob Lowe George Hicks Frankie Masters Jack Benny and Robert Spencer.
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Kelly
Wren
Bianieh Simnye
KMEC
Charlotte Greenwood
Philharmonis
WDARS
WDAF
Army
Bob Lowe
Wren—Eset
the Widwood
NBC Exmenong
Xmall Revue
Wreny
Metroarea
KMBC
William L
Izzia
Harriett
Jack Benny
EMBC
Drew
Pearson
Don Gardner
Wren Our
Wayside Chapel
Blondie
Greenfield Chapel
Life of
Riley
Newacast
Wdaf—Comedy Theater
KMBC_Eye
Witness
Robert Spencer
Orient
H—Sun
Deores Paxton
Orch
Ec Smith
WDAFP
the Great Gildersteers
Gay Garidee
Wien
Harry Owens
C—Toora Tucker
Raf Heelfuehtebach
Frankie Masters
Newa
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Fifth Army
Leyte
Philippines
Takasa
Horime Sea
Japan
Kyushu
Akash
Murotst
Iwaya
Jawasi
Ayama
Kobe
Osaka Bay
Kishiwada
Sakai
Kyoto
Fosaka
Honshu Island
Dewitt MacKenzie
A.P
Pacific
By Joe Degeorge
Baldwin News
Stanley Paley
NEA Service
Tin
Ovesn
Army Signal Corp
HN. Hicks
B. G. Gustafson
Beaman
Courthouse
Ally
Rial
Baker & Bremer Ins
Douglas County
John C. Emick
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