British ships sunk in two submarine attacks total over 160000 tons
Berlin reports two coordinated submarine raids off Britain's commerce resulted in at least 15 ships totaling about 110000 tons sunk in one wave. A second group added two ships around 16000 tons, plus a 17064 ton auxiliary cruiser likely lost, with U-boat commander Mengersen highlighted for five ships totaling 41000 tons. One separate loss, the Victor Ross, measured 12247 tons.
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Berlin
Britain
High Command
Altho
Caledonia
DNB
Comm
Mengersen
Victor Ross
Speculate on subs surfaced as new German fleet
Berlin claims over 160000 tons of British shipping sunk by submarines yesterday prompting talk of super submarines. London sources note reports of twenty torpedoes and 2800 ton Surcouf like subs that attack freighter lines at speed and with high hit probability. Observers say weak British escorts may reflect naval distribution across Atlantic and med.
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New York
Germany
Britain
Ronald H. Cross
House of Commons
London
Surcouf
British
Mediterranean
Norway
Gibraltar
South
Atlantic
British acknowledge merchant losses in week end November 24
London reports 22 ships totaling 87 975 tons sunk by enemy action in the week ending November 24. Admiralty notes 19 British ships 75 560 tons and 3 allied ships 12 415 tons sunk. Germans claim 118 020 tons sunk. Naval spokesman warns of serious menace but nation can take knocks. Tulsa coach resigns after title season.
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London
Admiralty
Roosevelt Seen Likely to Vet Logan-Walter Measure
Capital leaders anticipate President Roosevelt will veto the Logan-Walter bill to set standards for quasi judicial federal agencies. The House approved the measure 176 to 51 after Senate amendments, sending it to the White House. Rankin warned the plan would concentrate power in the courts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
White House
Rankin
D.-Miss
Congress
Romanian leaders flee as Iron Guard moves against its ranks
Budapest reports confirm Ion Gigurtu and Mihail Manoilescu fled to Germany to escape Iron Guard threats. In Bucharest Horia Sima disbanded the Iron Guard police and ordered dismissal of members blamed for the blood purge.
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Budapest
Ion Gigurtu
Mihail Manoilescu
Germany
Bucharest
Gheorghe Tatarescu
Istrate Micescu
Yugoslavia
Iron Guard
Horia Sima
Sima
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Carol
Fierce fighting on Albanian fronts reported by Italian high command
Rome reports heavy combat on the Albanian battlefront with Greek attacks repelled by Italian counter attacks on the ninth and eleventh armies. Italian bombers hit Greek positions and raided Corfu while British bombers struck Naples and Augusta. Italian submarines claimed successes against British ships including a cruiser and the 5000 ton Lylian Moller.
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Rome
High Command
Corfu
Naples
Augusta
Sicily
Malta
Sicilian
Atlantic
Lylian Moller
Londoners Sleep Through Air Raids In War Time
Londoners have shown resilience as air raid alerts ease. Home Office estimates nightly underground shelter occupancy dropped about 400 percent, from 150000 to 90000, enabling many to sleep indoors rather than in packed subways.
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London
Home Office
Average of 60 stocks 44 Yes terday 44
A brief market note shows an average of 60 stocks with a quoted figure of 44 for yesterday. No clear company names or indices are provided in the readable text.
Greek Left Wing Gains Split Porta Edda Hold
Greek left wing forces press along the front in southern Albania and central Albania. High command reports new mountain heights captured north of Premet and north of Pogradetz. Prisoners taken climb past 13 000, with a peak of 5 000 in a single day. Italians retreat to Delvino and higher positions near Pogradetz as Greek advance threatens to cut the port of Porto Edda off.
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Athens
Porta Edda
Albania
Premet
Pogradetz
Elbasani
Delvino
Santi Quaranta
Porto Edda
Mussolini
High Command
Argirocastro
Greece
Aoos
Politzani
Lake Ochrida
Gradual Italian Army Retirement Near Elbasani
Italian northern army retreat toward Elbasani in central Albania continued under Greek harassing fire. Greeks reportedly drove Bersaglieri from Mumulishta north of Pogradetz after bitter fighting as they advanced toward Lake Ochrida and Elbasani. Casualties were heavy on both sides along the Moskopolis front where a Greek counter attack was repulsed and Devoli river crossings occurred.
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Ochrida
Yugoslavia
Elbasani
Albania
Bersaglieri
Mumulishta
Pogradetz
Lake Ochrida
Moskopolis
Devoli
Lawrence postmaster Roger Williams undergoes emergency operation
Roger M. Williams, Lawrence postmaster, underwent an emergency major operation at the hospital early this morning. The physician reported his condition as good and said he would remain away from the office for about two weeks.
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Roger M. Williams
Lawrence
Sai
Roosevelt Heads for Caribbean Cruise From Miami
President Roosevelt arrived in Miami to sail into the Caribbean with a vague itinerary. He avoided confirming base site visits or naval exercises near Culebra and would not specify return plans. The Tuscaloosa led a small flotilla with escorts as crowds watched the motorcade to the docks.
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Roosevelt
Miami
Caribbean
Fla
Washington
England
Atlantic Patrol Squadron
Culebra Island
Puerto Rico
Tuscaloosa
Trippe
Magrant
Truman Plans Departure Details for 35th Division
General Truman outlined departure plans for the 35th Division formed from Missouri Kansas and Nebraska units. The first to mobilize will be the 110th engineers and the 35th division signal company with headquarters detachment, followed by headquarters troops and 85th division MPs. Transportation expected complete by January 5 or 6. Truman heads to Fort Benning, Ga., for a 14 day training course accompanied by senior officers.
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Kansas City
35Th Division
National Guard
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Ralph E. Truman
War Department
Camp Robinson
Ark
110Th Engineers
85Th Division
110Th
Engineers and
Truman
Ft. Benning
George Wark
60Th Field Artillery
Amos Thomas
69Th Infantry
Lewis M. Means
Jefferson City
70Th Infantry Brigade
Harris §. Mueller
Wichita
Kan
Bristol Hit by Nazi Raid as London Attacks Swing South
Luftwaffe hammered Bristol for six hours then shifted to London. Bombs destroyed dwellings and university buildings. casualties reported as minor though some killed or wounded. Nearby East Anglia and South Wales also hit. British air assets targeted shipping off Norway and the Lorient submarine base.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Bristol
West
England
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
Norwegian
Feje Island
Bomber Command
Lorient
Ministries of Air
Home Security
East Anglia
South Wales
Cold Wave Eases After Kansas Snow Showers
The brisk cold wave across Kansas is expected to slacken tonight with warmer weather projected for Wednesday. Light snow and freezing mist blankets northeastern and western counties, while Topeka reports 10 inches of snow and trace moisture elsewhere. Temperatures range from near 20 to mid 30s with a rise tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
S. D. Flora
Concordia
Lebo
Kansas City
Nebraska
Missouri
Phillipsboro
la Crosse
Wis
Santa Parade Prep Fifth Street Fest Lights Tonight
Workmen rush final street decorations to have lights on for the Friday night Santa Claus parade. Santa broadcasts from the North Pole and will meet children in Southpark after the parade. Veterans of Foreign Wars Salvation Army Baldwin band join floats. pet parade offers awards for under 16 entrants. Betty Jane Ryan with Starlite to appear. four highway patrol cars and American Legion aid traffic control. bicycle and clown units organize for the event.
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Santa Claus
Sixth Street
Tor
North Pole
Santa
Southpark
Wren
Salvation Army
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Baldwin Band
Betty Jane Ryan
Kansas City
Starlite
American Legion
Greek War Relief Drive Starts With 97.50 in Lawrence
Lawrence Greeks form a local committee led by Mayor C B Russell to raise funds for Greek relief. Frank C Whipple is treasurer and members include Dean Fred Moreau C B Holmes Ralph Wolf son and George Spears. Donations may be given to committee members or at the First National Bank or Journal World. Contributions totaling 97 50 include gifts from George P Spears De Luxe Cafe and others, with a goal to send aid to Greece via the New York national headquarters of the Greek War Relief Association chaired by Harold S Vanderbilt.
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Lawrence
C. B. Russell
Frank C. Whipple
Dean Fred Moreau
C. B. Holmes
Ralph Wolfson
George Spears
First National Bank
Journal- World
Italy
Greece
New York
Greek War Relief Association
Harold S. Vanderbilt
George P. Spears
Bill's Cafe
John Stavros
Golden Gate Shop
Christine Jewler
Omahat Hat Works
Tom Stam
Central States Face Severe Cold From Plains Air
Cold air from the plains drove temperatures below zero across the central states with Milwaukee recording eight below, and Wadena Minnesota reporting 22 below. An elderly farmer died in Pelican Rapids after a heart attack struck his daughter, while a Hibbing blaze left a woman burned as hydrants failed to quell the fire.
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Chicago
Central States
Plains States
Milwaukee
Wadena
Minn
Pelican Rapids
Hibbing
Father and Son Banquet Returns to Jayhawk FFA Night
The Jayhawk FFA hosts its annual Father and Son banquet at the high school cafeteria with members presenting rounds on alfalfa production livestock feeding hog cholera control and a talk with pictures by Principal Neal M Wherry. Guests include state vocational ag supervisor Lester B Pollom and the event features hog meat from a Longnecker cooperative pig.
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Jayhawk
Future Farmers of America
F.F.A
Don Cathcart
Neal M. Wherry
Earl Mitchell
Billy Daggett
Billy Rice
Delbert Anderson
Robert Eberwein
Robert Bigsby
Russell
Wible
Dale Powell
Jack Anderson
Moreland Baldwin
Edwin Longnecker
Donald Cathcart
Groun
Joe M. Williams
Carl Hird
Doris Anderson
Ruby Lindell
Edith Mitchell
Dorothy Pugh
Evalyn Ralston
Doris Mitchell
Hird
Warren Flory
Clifford Houk
Elmner Lindell
Kenneth Richardson
William R. Essick
Moscow general calls to strengthen red army amid threats
Gen. Ivan V. Touleneff, commander of the Moscow military district, told an infantry division that international conditions show enemies of socialist countries will try to create trouble. He urged increased vigilance and further strengthening of the army.
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Moscow
Ivan V. Touleneff
Red Army
Burke supporters seek records in Kansas county clerk office
Two Burke campaign representatives Harold Harding and Tom Lysaught asked County Clerk T. R. Gerhart for records tied to out of state absentee ballots. Gerhart refused access to preliminary affidavits but allowed the register of absentee voters. The inspectors intend to report findings to E. R. Sloan and George West and continue checks in Osage and Reno counties. Harding noted focus on the sworn affidavits accompanying ballot requests.
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Kansas
Douglas County
William H. Burke
T. R. Gerhart
Gerhart
Harold Harding
Congress
Tom Lysaught
Vehicle Commission
Huxman
Kansas City
Kan
Harding
E. R. Sloan
Topeka
State Supreme Court
George West
Burke
Osage County
Lysaught
Arkansas City Attorney Files Candidacy for Pro-Tem Post
Sen Kirke W Dale announced his candidacy for president pro tem of the upper legislative chamber for the 1941 session beginning January 14. Other contenders named include Walter F Jones Hutchinson Rolla W Coleman Mission and Thale P Skovgard Greenleaf.
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Toneka
Kirke W. Dale
Arkansas
Walter F. Jones
Hutchinson
Rolla W. Coleman
Mission
Thale P. Skovgard
Greenleaf
Britain Orders Sixty Vessels from United States
Shipping Minister Ronald H. Cross said Britain has ordered 60 cargo ships to be built in the United States and will keep buying serviceable American ships to counter Axis raids. He asserted maximum efforts to secure ships quickly and noted no U.S. bases or union with the United States would be pursued without full parliamentary discussion.
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United States
London
Ronald H. Cross
House of Commons
Britain
Pec
Cross
Clement Attlee
Atlantic
Richard Stokes
U.S.A
Teachers to Take Tuberculin Tests in Lawrence Schools
Lawrence public school teachers will be offered tuberculin skin tests next spring at no cost, following a health board request. Positive results lead to exams and X-rays. tests will be funded by the Douglas County TB association and administered after holiday vaccinations.
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Lawrence Public Schools
Board of Education
Lloyd Houston
Board of Regents
Douglas County
T. B. Association
Defy Weather To Bomb Nazi Planes Over London
Nazi war planes defied poor weather and caused London to sound its earliest evening alarm in weeks after dive bombing Hibidust during the morning rush. Heavy gunfire followed in one area as raids spread to South Wales and towns in the southwest and midlands.
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London
South Wales
Southwest
Midlands
Weather forecast for Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma shows warming
Extended forecast from Tuesday evening to Saturday indicates temperatures above seasonal averages after a cold spell. Mostly cloudy conditions in Missouri and eastern Oklahoma give way to warmer days with light to moderate precipitation possible across the region, especially Friday and Saturday.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
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University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Fred Thomson
University of Arkansas
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Roberts Jewelry
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Roger Williams
Radio
Plains
Moscow Military District
Kirke Dale
Pro
Maritime Commission
Clarence R. Wood
Wood
187Th Infantry
Emporia
Guard
F. C. Whipple
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