Kansas editor slams OWI over early news releases
Washington reports dispute over the Office of War Information releasing the Cairo and Tokyo conference stories ahead of the White House schedule. Rep Carlson criticizes timing and urges congressional scrutiny of OWI funding. British censorship and Reuters dispute highlighted as sources pace coverage.
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Washington
Congress
Office of War Information
White House
OWI
Elmer Davis
E.W.T
Davis
Carlson
R-Kan
Tokyo
Africa
Eisenhower
Brendan Bracken
Cairo
Reuters
Lisbon
Adignant
Bayonne
N. J
Times
United States
London
London Daily Telegraph
Ray Green
Concordia, Kan
Elmer. Davis
Europe
Community Notes From Stony Point and Nearby Areas
Local residents share updates on visits and gatherings around Stony Point including Bruce Holcom in England receiving Kansas packages, the Rockholds hosting at Vinland, Wray family meals at Highfrie, and neighbors aiding seed harvesting. Several Baldwin and Pleasant Valley calls occur, with Craig brothers purchasing the Malone farm and Thanksgiving dinner at the Martin Holcom home involving Sturdy and Sturdy kin and visitors from Lawrence.
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Martin
Holcom
Bruce
England
Kansas
Alva Rockhold
John Rockhold
Vinland
E. D. Wray
Mil Gred
Maryalice
Laurie Postma
Willow Springs
Arlie Flory
Highfrie
Eton Winter
Byron Shuck
High Prairie
D. A
E. D.wray
Diana Sue
Ernest Wray
Dick Fisher
Bald‘win
Clara ‘Kassinger
Martin Holcom
Abe Holcom
Pleasant Valley
Y Hoglan
C. Howard
Wray
A. T. Rockhold
Baldwin
Dr. Craig
Lloyd
Malone Farm
Sturdy
Woodrow Sturdy
Gon
David
Herbert Fitz
Lawrence
Get a War Bond by Selling Unused Household Goods
Advertise your unused household items for cash through the classified ad service. Call phone 22 to place your listing and help fund the war effort.
Clinic on Control Of Cattle Grubs Planned
Demonstration of latest methods of cattle grub control will be at John Morrell & Co. feed lots south of Topeka on Monday December 6 at 10 a m. Morrells sponsors with the National Livestock Loss Prevention Board Kansas State College Extension and the Kansas Livestock Sanitary Commissioner. Morrells will serve lunch. The event aims to curb losses as leather and meat are needed for the war effort and last year 80 percent of hides were grubby and 12,000,000 pounds of meat were lost.
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John Morrell & Co
Topeka
Morrell’s
National Livestock Loss Prevention Board
Kansas State College, Extension Division
Kansas Livestock Sanitary Commissioner
Morrell
R. M. Owthwaite
Local Social News and School Updates
Several district ladies attended Red Cross sewing at St John s parsonage on Tuesday. Families from Baldwin Ottawa and Lawrence visited or dined with local residents over the weekend. Students Keith Rockhold Floyd Watts Dorothy Shuler Wanda Strong Kenneth Pohl Beverly Kring Edith Hale and Ann Rockhold earned perfect spelling lessons. Dottie Watts missed a week of school with a knee infection. Mrs Pohl and others attended the immunization clinic at Union schoolhouse Friday afternoon.
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Othy Shuler
Kenneth Pohl
Floyd
Norman Watts
Excelsior
Red Cross
Alvin Johanning
Jolly Stitchers
Iarley Lyon
Walter Pohl
Rev
Lehman
Blue Springs
Anna Johanning
Ee Maranville
Ness City
Conrad Gastrock
Roy Shuler
Daughers
Lawrence
Shuler
Walter Duncan
Excelsior Community Meeting
St. John's Parsonage
Ernest Pohl
Baldwin
Edna Koehler
Frank Steen
Paul Koehler
Mitte Kring
Shuck Home
Albert Gilliland
Ottawa
Charley Gilliland
Keith Rockhold
Floyd Watts
Dorothy Shuler
Wanda Strong
Beverly Kring
Edith Hale
Ann Rockhold
Dottie Watts
Friday election of officers and social at Saint Johns
Friday evening the election of officers named Walter Lindholm president and Walter Pohl secretary and treasurer. Committees were appointed, a short program given, and ice cream and cookies served. Next meeting December 3 with refreshments to follow. Several local visits and Thanksgiving gatherings noted among community families.
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Walter Lindholm
Walter Pohl
Arthur Flory
Will Peffly
League of the Saint Johns Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ruth Johann
Excelsior
Willow Springs
Lawrence Journal-World
Ernest Pohl
Baldwin
Frank Steen
Mary Ann
Conrad Gastrock
Melvin Glaser
Carl Schwarz
Charley Pitta
Clara Schwarz
Walter Schwarz
Milton’ Nieubreggie
Eva
Mabel Hass
Floyd Heffnerome
Charles Shuck
Lloyd Shuck
Harve Flory
Harold Flory
John Beekley
Amos Wrightsman
Joan and
Carol Churchbaugh
Maurine Markley
Thanksgiving visits and family news from Gardner area
The column notes Thanksgiving visits between local families including Mr. and Mrs. Herman, the Pelix Tacker family, and the Jake Bidinger home. Several residents like Theodore Hall of Tecumseh had an injury, while others hosted or traveled for the holiday. Orville Baldwin returned from California after two weeks with kin.
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Gardner
Herman
Far
Pelix Tacker
Har
Lone Star
Jake Bidinger
Richard Kennedy
Clyde Kampschroeder
Clinton
Young
St. Joseph
Theodore Hall
Stull
Local visits highlight family gatherings in Lawrence
Mrs Ray Baldwin and family are listed among visitors. Mrs Russell Spencer and her children spent Monday in Lawrence shopping and visiting the Ralph Rake home. Mrs Bracen Schuster and Mrs Tom Hout, from Clinton, were Friday visitors at the O A Bidinger home.
Valley Grove Thanksgiving and social gatherings noted
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Petrie and family spent Thanksgiving with his mother in Oklahoma. Mrs. Bill Nowak hosted a surprise party Saturday night for Mr. Nowak on his birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jeffers and family visited McLouth for Thanksgiving evening and were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Grace.
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Richard Petrie
Oklahoma
Bill Nowak
Mr. Nowak
Ray Jeffers
McLouth
George Grace
Weekend Visitors and Local Health Notes
Martin and Janice Jeffers visited McLouth with their grandparents. Mrs. Maxine Snow Thompson underwent appendicitis surgery. Lawrence visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rose, Charles Titterington, Delores Chap. Mrs. Ira Ward is improving after illness. Mrs. H F Green visited Circleville to see her ill brother. Winford Thiry and daughter Carol spent Friday in Topeka visiting Mrs. Glen Colburn.
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Martin
Janice Jeffers
McLouth
Maxine Snow Thompson
Thompson
Richard Snow
Robert Rose
Charles ‘Titterington
Delores Chap
Lawrence
Circleville
Winford Thiry
Carol
Topeka
Glen Colburn
So and So Club Meeting Postponed to Thursday
Mrs. C. M. Stewart will host the So and So club this Thursday. The meeting was postponed from two weeks ago.
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Larry
C. M. Stewart
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