Wounded Moved Out On Muleback In Italy
Allied dispatch from Algiers describes muleback evacuation of wounded from mountains north of Venafro Italy. Two man litters built by quartermaster techs under Capt Robert Reynolds and Capt Robert Kendall accelerate transports while crews endure long hours over rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Venafro
Italy
Robert Reynolds
Konawa
Okla
Robert L. Kendall
Ardoine
Norbert Crum
Caldwell
Buddie Culpepper
James Downing
Seminole
C. M. Foster
Ansley
Nebr
No Man's Land
Red Cross
Pfe
Orville Bell
Ada
Benjamin Tanehblatt
Brooklyn
Harry Jorczak
St. Pietre
Ind
Charles F. Seaton
Coffeyville
Kansas
Fewer Traffic Accidents in Kansas Than Last Year
Topeka Dec 2 Fourteen persons died in Kansas traffic accidents last month compared with 24 in November 1942. The safety division of the State Highway Department reported a drop led by motor wreck collisions down from nine to three. Officials attributed the decrease to slower travel and less traffic. In the first 11 months this year 284 people were killed versus 252 in the same period of 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Department
Mrs Luella Oliver dies from kitchen kerosene fire
Mrs Luella Oliver 75 of McLouth died at Lawrence Memorial hospital from burns suffered when a kerosene fire started in her kitchen on November 21. She is survived by daughter Mrs Lucy Large of Lecompton, son Edward Reed of Oklahoma, and brother Frank Harwood of McLouth. Funeral plans not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella
Oliver
McLouth
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lucy M. Large
Lecompton
Edward Reed
Oklahoma
Frank Harwood
Wartime stamp notices outline book three and four issues
The notice lists valid thru dates for Meats fats and processed foods stamps G H J K Lo M A B C D E F and sugar stamp 29. Airplane shoe sheets gasoline coupons cover multiple periods with regional expiry dates. Journal World classifieds note farmers sell thousands of dollars of livestock and farm products every month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Journal-World
World War II Big Three Meet in North Africa Conference
Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek led a wide war council in North Africa. The talks gathered 201 British experts 100 Americans and 20 Chinese with broad aims including potential Europe invasion and Asia fighting strategy. Key figures included Mountbatten Stilwell and Chennault with Sutherland attending for MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai Shek
Egypt
Japan
Far East
Europe
Balkan
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
Archibald Clark Kerr
Laurence A. Steinhardt
U. S
Turkey
Cairo
United Nations
Anthony Eden
North Africa
China
Ching Kai-shek
Chiangs
Chiang
Heavy Bond Redemptions in November Reach Record Level
The Treasury reported November war bond sales totaled 3.798 billion with redemptions at 170.481 million, the highest monthly total. Officials tie the redemptions to strong Third War Loan sales, noting more than 26.5 billion dollars in savings bonds remain outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dec
Treasury
Two Killed in Plane Crash Near Coffeyville Army Air Field
Lt. Thomas Z. Crews 22 of Inverness Mississippi an instructor at Coffeyville army airfield and Cadet Joe Ben Raines 22 of Tulsa Oklahoma were killed late yesterday when their training plane crashed about seven miles southeast of the local air base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville, Kan
Thomas Z. Crews
Inverness
Miss
Coffeyville Army Airfield
Joe Ben Raines
Tulsa
Okla
Casement Calves Sell at Chicago Fat Stock Show
The champion carload of feeder calves at Chicago market fat stock show sold by Dan Casement of Manhattan Kansas to J. E. Shutter of Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Hereford calves averaging 870 pounds brought twenty dollars per hundred at Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casement
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Market
Dan Casement
Manhattan
Kan
J. E. Shutter
Lake Geneva
Wis
Soldier cooks for himself before Civil War era
Up to the Civil War, American soldiers cooked for themselves rather than relying on organized mess halls. The practice reflected early military provisioning and frontier life, with cooks often being individual soldiers or improvised setups.
Short Snorter Bill Found In Lawrence Caught In Change
Mrs. H W Craig discovered a April 13 1943 Short Snorter bill marked with signatures including Robert L Cusick in her pocketbook. It may be redeemed at the Journal World office. The bill arrived in change from a Lawrence store yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Craig
Atlantic
Robert L. Cusick
Journal-World Office
Lawrence
Germans Retake Stance as 8th Army Advances in Italy
Nazi divisions including the 44th with many Austrians fight in Italy as the Fifth Army strengthens positions along the Rome road. U S forces such as the 34th Infantry, famed for Hill 609, operate with other divisions in the area. American Fortresses strike Turin hitting Fiat works and rail yards while protecting bomber formations from Luftwaffe counterattacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
44Th
Italy
U. S
Hill 609
Filigano
Venafro
Mount Camino
Mignano
Cassino
Fifth Army
Rome Road
Deaths and Funerals Anna Maud Moodie
Miss Anna Maud Moodie died early this morning at her home on East Nineteenth street. Funeral services will be held at Rumsey Funeral Home with time to be announced. She is survived by brothers Hubert Moodie Walter Moodie and William Moodie and by three nephews and three nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Maudoodie
East Nineteenth Street
Rumsey
Miss Moodie
Hubert Moodie
Walter Moodie
Wichita
William Moodie
Seattle
Wash
Weddings at Court House in Kansas City area
Yesterday at the court house Probate Judge Frank R. Gray performed weddings for James Ross and Maggie Reed both of Kansas City Missouri Harry A Stone and Marie Stone both of Kansas City Missouri and Harry W Carr Jr of Lecompton and Marian Irene Deskins of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Frank R. Gray
James Ross
Maggie Reed
Kansas City
Harry A. Stone
Marie Stone
Kansas City, Mo
Harry W. Carr, Jr
Lecompton
Marian Irene Deskins
Lawrence
Stimson Warns of Long Pacific Job In War Progress
Secretary of War Stimson says an accelerated Pacific offensive is planned but reconquest will be long and costly. He cites Bougainville beachhead growth, 2,000 Japanese killed since landing, and airfield destruction across Bougainville New Guinea and New Britain. He notes China Burma combat with US air support and steady Allied advances in Italy amid difficult terrain.
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Washington
Stimson
Pacific
Gilberts
Tarawa
Solomons
Bougainville
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
New Britain
China
Changteh
Rice Bowl
Salween River
Burma
India
Indo-China
Thailand
China Sea
Italy
8Th Army
Sangro River
Adriatic
England
United Kingdom
R.A.F
Berlin
Bremen
Solingen
Psychological Warfare Service Formed by U S Army Air Forces
Dodge City broadcast reports that the army air forces established a psychological warfare service. Col. Charles B. Oldfield says the unit will study bombing impacts on Axis morale and transmit airpower information to undermine enemy propaganda and bolster American air crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
Army Air Forces
Charles B. Oldfield
Dodge City Army Air Field
State of emergency in Trondheim after Gestapo official’s assassination
Reuters dispatch from Moscow quoted Stockholm as saying Germany declared a state of emergency in Trondheim Norway after the assassination of a Gestapo official. The report noted many arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trondheim
London
Reuters
Moscow
Stockholm
Norway
Chinese troops tighten noose around Japanese force in Hunan
Chinese troops reported to have surrounded a Japanese force in northern Hunan after occupying six towns and driving the enemy from the city of Changteh amid fierce fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Hunan
Changteh
Allied raid hits Marseille submarine base and Toulon ships
Allied air forces attacked the Nazi submarine base at Marseille and disrupted French fleet units at Toulon. Submarine pens and naval facilities in Marseille harbor were bombed, marking a second heavy strike in a week on Mediterranean bases. Sinking and damage reported to German naval vessels and armed merchantmen. French scuttled ships in Toulon noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Fiat Ball
Italy
Fiat Motor Factory
Villanova
Hitler
Algiers
Vpi
Marseille
France
Toulon
Local service members report promotions and transfers
Armed Forces Pvt Rolland Johnson reports two merit bars for good behavior and the African campaign. Lt Harry Naramore to return to Camp Mackall NC from leave. Pvt Donald K Trovillion now on a small Southwest Pacific island. Pvt Charles W Stone writes of arrival in the Southwest Pacific. Cpl Lonnie FE Fetty arrives in the South Pacific. Pvt Hilda M Koehler stationed at Edgewood Arsenal MD in the technical library. Ensign J H Arnold transfers from Fort Schuyler NY to Miami FL. wife will accompany. Herbert James Jella recovering from operation and aiming to return home for Christmas. S/2c William Noble Perry transferred from Great Lakes to Treasury Island CA. Percy son of Ione Kizer promoted to sergeant in the South Pacific. Pfc Alonzo E Howard on seven day furlough at home in Missouri. Frank Dickey S2c finished boat training at Farragut ID on leave in Lawrence with Katheryn LaVay. Pvt William Way finished basic training at Ft McClellan AL and to arrive home for furlough. Pfc Arleta E Grow WAC stationed at Camp Langdon NH, awarded Drivers Merit Award and assisting in office duties.
Dirksen Enters 1944 Republican Presidential Race
Rep Everett Dirksen of Illinois announces candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination with a petition signed by 36 members of Congress urging his name be submitted to the 1944 national convention. The group praises his federal experience and urges consideration for the presidency. Signers include Rep Ross Rizley of Oklahoma and Rep Thomas Winter of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Rill
Congress
United Party
Rauueitien
Dirksen
Pekin
United States
Ross F Rizley
Oklahoma
Thomas D. Winter
Kansas
Three Coaches Derailed Near Independence
A Missouri Pacific passenger train derailed five miles southwest of Independence, injuring 19. Ambulances from Independence hospitals and the nearby army air base rushed to the scene as the pullman, day coach, and baggage car left the rails while a freight train passed. Eight injured were in serious condition at Mercy hospital. four servicemen received treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Here
Independence Army Air Base
Mercy Hospital
Crady Couple On Ten Day California Furlough
Cpl and Mrs Harold Lee Crady of California spend a ten day furlough visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Wesley and Mr and Mrs Herman Banks of Lecompton Corporal Crady has served six months and moved five times He is stationed at Camp Stone man Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lee Crady
California
Wesley
Herman Banks
Lecompton
Corporal Crady
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Nurses Safe After Missing Army Unit Report
The War Department announced that 18 Army nurses 12 soldiers and the crew of an Army transport ship previously reported missing are all safe in Washington on December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Bevin Announces Drafting Men for Coal Mines
In London on December 2 CPI Britain will begin drafting workers for coal mines. Ernest Bevin, minister of labor and national service, said the move will start soon in the house of commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
CPI
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Labor and National Service
House of Commons
The Journal World Classifieds Hit Peak Market Activity
The Journal-World markets buzz with high activity as the town’s classifieds become the busiest marketplace. Local buyers and sellers engage across listings for jobs, housing, goods, and services. Numerous ads reflect strong community commerce and ongoing exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Minor injuries at Independence air base hospital
A report notes minor injuries occurred at Independence air base hospital and the case was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Air Base Hospital
Oklahoma crow destruction program hits hundreds of thousands
El Reno Oklahoma reports mounting crow casualties in a state funded campaign to destroy roosts. A Verden County roost was blasted killing about forty five thousand crows of two hundred thousand. Next week Wagoner and Elk City Cheyenne and Blanchard roosts are planned for bombing with daytime placement and nighttime detonations.
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el Reno
Okla
Oklahoma
Verden
Grady County
Bill Gaines
Red River
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wagoner
Elk City
Cheyenne
Blanchard
State Game and Fish Department
Submarine Wahoo Declared Overdue and Presumed Lost
Washington reports the U S submarine Wahoo is overdue and presumed lost after failing to report in. Navy officials announced the presumed loss as of December 2 4 with search efforts ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
U. S
Wahoo
Thanksgiving at Washington Creek Families Gather for Dinner
Community notes record union services at the church with Rev. Deardorff, Lone Star participants, and Betty Crawford. Social items list visits, family dinners, and Thanksgiving guests from Emporia to Lawrence, including the Hoovers, Postmas, and Kinzie families.
Valley Grove notes on crops and local visits
Valley Grove farmer VALLEY GROVE Ww. C. Thiry combines lespedeza varieties for farmers. Mrs. Berylene Smith learns her husband Lieutenant Smith is stationed in Mr. and Mrs. Q Lloyd Weibel hosted relatives in Oskaloosa. Ada and Lora Groves visited aunt Mrs. Harry Beguelin in Lawrence. Daryl Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stewart, returned from California and may head back soon. Mrs. Evelyn Kincaid and five children joined Thanksgiving guests from Kansas City. Mrs. Green returned with them. Mrs. Kincaid later reported to a defense plant in Kansas City. Lewis Gamble of Bert Ord attended his father’s funeral. Corporal Gamble serves in an all Negro unit, unique in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star
Deardorff
Betty Crawford
Arlene Flory
Royce Brandt
Asa Postma
Frank Haas
Vera Hoover
D. H. Hoover
Mothers’ and Daughters
Clarence Hoover
Ald Society
Morris Ewing
Cora Smith
Emporia
Postma
Eunice Osban
Kansas City
Sitant
Clyde Hoover
C. P. Miller
Ralph Hodgden
Bonnie and Merrill
Ora Smith
Smith
Raymond Koehler
Carl Hird, Jr
Olathe
Melva Dean Hoover
Harry Richardson, Jr
Lawrence
Carl Boerkircher
Haymond Koehler
Vincent Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Maxine Langhofere
Ben Mohler
Mr. Mohler
Texas
Floyd Garber
Vivian
Mrs. Garber
California
Ben Garber
Columbia District
Tena Fishburn
Columbus
Mr. Fishburn
Thelma
Mary Ewing
Ewing
Ray McClure
Otto
Delbert Longfellow
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Eudora
Kenneth Hershell
Topeka
Ww. C. Thiry
Berylene Smith
Lieutenant Smith
Q Lloyd Weibel
Oskaloosa
Ada
Lora Groves
Harry Beguelin
Daryl Stewart
Ralph Stewart
Daryl
Evelyn Kincaid
Green
Kincaid
Defense
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Hal Soyle
Luella Oliver of
The
Associated Press
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Stilwell
Claire L. Chennault
China-Burma-India
Douglas MacArthur
Richard K. Sutherland
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific Command
Island Hopping
Walter Schwarz
Worden
A. E B. Hertzler
Halstead
University of Kansas
Malott
Te K. U. Medical School
J. C. Harper
Douglas County
Fayette Bowen Brown
Kansas Gospel Singers
St. Luke’s A.M.E
Mississippi Street
Co-Operative
8TH
Mediterranean
Stalingrad
Anna Maud Moodie
Psychological Warfare
Tarawa Atoll
Tarawa Island
Central Pacific
N. Y
Barbara Lou Erlichman
United States Coast Guard
New York
Pvt
Rolland Johnson
Burt Johnson
Connecticut Street
Harry Naramore
Camp Mackall
N. C
Airborne Engineers
Lonnie Trovillion
Donald K. Trovillion
Charles W. Stone
J. B. Stone
Southwest
Pacifc
Cpl
Lonnie FE. Fetty
South Pacific
Ethel N. Fetty
New Hampshire Street
Cpl. Fetty
Drew Field
Tampa
Hilda M. Koehler
Paul Koehler
Kentucky Street
Edgewood Arsenal
Technical
Ensign
J. H. Arnold
Virginia Jella
Herbert James Jella
Farragut, Ida
Lucille Perry
Wisconsin Street
William Noble Perry
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Treasury Island
Ione Kizer
Percy
Pfc
Alonzo E. Howard
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Celestia Howard
Frank Dickey S
Farragut
Ida
Katheryn LaVay
William
Way
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Will Way
Arleta E. Grow
WAC
Camp Langdon
N. H
Grow
Jessie M. Grimes
Arleta
Barbers
Carroll McCord
Prinville
Ore
A. J. Taylor
Houston
Washington Creek
Valley Grove
Nazarene
Vt. Sts
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