Red Troops Press South Front in Fierce Pursuit
Moscow reports bloody battles near Taganrog and a southern front push as Russian units recapture forty villages. German forces flee toward Mariupol leaving burning tanks and carts on roads while Moscow says losses are enormous. German claims of weather relief are noted by NBC and British radio.
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Moscow
Moscow Radio
Taganrog
Rostov
Mariupol
New York
Heinz Guderian
NBC
Destruction of Rostov Claimed by German Forces
Berlin radio announced that Rostov was completely destroyed by air force and German artillery as a promised reprisal. The claim followed warnings and cited the participation of armed Russian civilians behind German lines. Rostov's built-up area was evacuated per the high command statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rostov
Berlin
NBC
Germany
Institute on Taxes by Kansas Bar Association at KU
The Kansas State Bar association will hold a two day institute on Taxation at the University of Kansas on December 6 and 13. John H. Hunt of Topeka chairs the common legal institutes. It is sponsored by the KU School of Law with experts Leslie Tupy Ellis Bever and Henry H. Asher directing. Meetings are in Green Hall Little Theatre. luncheon will be served at Memorial Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Bar Association
University of Kansas
John H. Hunt
Topeka
Common Legal Institutes
Kansas Bar Association
K. U. Schools of Law
Leslie T. Tupy
School of Law
University
Ellis D. Bever
Wichita Bar Association
Henry H. Asher
Douglas County Bar Association
Little Theatre
Greenhall
Memorial Union Building
Lawrence Stores to Open Evenings Through Christmas Eve
Lawrence merchants announce extended hours starting December 17 with stores staying open until 9 PM each night to handle higher business. A package wrapping station will open December 1 at an as yet undetermined location, said John Schrader, chairman of the Merchants Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
John Schrader
Merchants Bureau
Auto Use Tax Faces Setback Over Collection Costs
Washington December 8 The house appropriations committee blocked treasury plans for the new $5 annual automobile use tax criticizing high collection costs. Estimated collection would be $160 million but funding of $4.5 million was withheld as not enough funds or repeal may follow. Representative Johnson has introduced a repeal bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury Department
House
Treasury
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Morgenthau
Congress
Johnson
Johnson ( Dokla
Appropriations Committee
Appropriation Boost Approved for Defense Production
Washington fast tracked a record 8.24 billion dollar defense package, mainly for war needs, including lend-lease support for British and Russian forces. The plan raises total defense authorizations since July 1, 1940 to about 67.99 billion. Gen. George C. Marshall called for large scale production to ensure military superiority over the axis powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
War Department
George C
British Form a Solid Line in Cirenaica Campaign
Delayed report from Cirenaica notes the British establish a solid front at Bir el Gobi as Rommel’s forces press near Tobruk. Units withdraw to rest behind the line while tank sallies and reformation push to blunt German counter attacks and protect Tobruk corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirenaica
Erwin Rommel
Bir el Gobi
Tobruk
el Gobi
Rommel
Rezegh
Kansans Suffer Flood Losses, Seek No Aid
In Kansas City on December 3, most residents face property losses from recent floods with little government help. Frank Hodges of the Disaster Loan Corporation said few RFC applications have been received in communities visited by agency representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Hodges
Disaster Loan Corporation
RFC
Kansas Young Republicans Wrestle With Isolationist Delegation
Topeka December 3 Kansas six congressmen long allied with isolationist policy face scrutiny as the state Young Republican convention opens. Capper attends to hear reactions while Governor Ratner and his administration receive praise for resisting appeasement. Party leaders warn that omitting the delegation in resolutions could split the Roosevelts era two party line in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Washington
Kansas
Roosevelt
Capper
Arthur Capper
Bacon
Young G. O. P
Emporia
Rep
Ed H. Rees
iGov
Payne Ratner
Martin
Republican National Committee
Big Sale Scheduled at Lawrence Live Stock Sales Pavilion
A Saturday sale at the Lawrence Live Stock Sales company pavilion on East Eleventh street features 250 head of sheep and 200 head of Hereford cattle shipped from Texas. Odd lot livestock and two large consignments are expected. The heated pavilion and direct shipping to range country reflect Clyde Coffman’s successful sale policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Livestock Sales Company
East Eleventh Street
Texas
Clyde Coffman
Coffman
Overbrook
Seven Douglas County registrants accepted for service
Seven local selective service registrants inducted or transferred for military service were accepted by army physicians. Five men—Dale Marshall Farmer, Robert Eugene Kemp, Galen Roland Kannenberg, Charles Frederick Corbin, and Lee Roy McGhee—were sent to Fort Leavenworth from Lawrence. Kenneth Rea McFerren went to LaGrange Illinois and Raymond Ryan to El Centro California. James Arthur Silvey was inducted as a transfer from Mexico Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Selective Service
Army
Monnday
Fort’ Leavenworth
Lawrence
Dale Marshall Farmer
Robert Eugene Kemp
Galen Roland Kannenberg
Charles Frederick Corbin
Lee Roy McGhee
Kenneth Rea McFerren
LaGrange
Ill
Raymond Ryan
Congress Deliberates Broad Anti-Strike Legislation
The House tentatively approves a far-reaching anti strike bill aiming to curb labor unrest with a 60 day cooling off period and government power to seize plants. It also considers a tougher measure freezing open and closed shop deals and banning violence and intimidation by unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Washington
House
Smith
D.va
Communist Party
Young Communist Peeve
Dies
D-Tex
Ofice
Marcantonio
al- N.Y
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Hobbs
D.-Ala
Fogarty
D.-R.i
Congress
Organized Labor
C.I.O
A.F.L
Vinson
Naval Committee
Labor Committee
D-Va
Stock Market Index Edges Higher One Day
The index average of 60 stocks rose to 39.8 from 39.4 yesterday, signaling modest gains in overall market activity. Traders watched small-cap shares and utility stocks for momentum as the session closed.
Pacific Crisis Deepens As Roosevelt Seeks Answers
Secretary Hull said a Pacific settlement hinges on Japan accepting non aggression policies in the American note. President Roosevelt posed a simple question to Tokyo about Japan's troop buildup in French Indo China and Thai frontier goals, signaling a potential head until week’s end. Military observers report 100000 Japanese troops in Indo China with more en route and a growing British naval presence at Singapore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Pacific
Roosevelt
Japan
Thailand
Tokyo
Indo-China
Siam
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
White House
Sumner Welles
China
Singapore
Topeka attorney goes to jury in Cemeteries case
Keene Saxon a 41 year old Topeka attorney faces a federal charge that as receiver for Cemeteries of America Inc he embezzled 6306 dollars. Closing arguments concluded and the jury began deliberations after a brief judge directed charge. Saxon had served as receiver in 1939 and testified he refused to hand over funds hoping to compensate himself. The firm operated cemeteries in Kansas City Kansas Hutchinson Topeka Lawrence and Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Keene Saxon
Topeka
Cemeteries of America, Inc
Royce H. Savage
Tulsa
Saxon
Charles Rooney
Richard J. Hopkins
Hopkins
Hutchise
Lawrence
Wichita
Archbishop Curley Warns Stalin Could Turn on U S
Archbishop Michael J. Curley warned that Joseph Stalin is quite capable of turning on the United States if it suits his purposes. He compared Soviet behavior to a dog biting the hand that fed it in a Baltimore interview dated December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Baltimore
Michael J. Curley
Joseph Stalin
United States
Growers to Meet Here This Week
A four way meeting of horticulturalists nurserymen and potato growers runs tomorrow through Friday at the Community building. It marks the 75th Kansas State Horticulture Society 21st annual potato show Kaw Valley Sweet Potato Growers association and Association of Kansas Nurserymen events with about 250 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Horticulture Society
Kaw Valley Sweet Potato Growers Association
Association of Kansas Nurserymen
Jayhawk
Bill Sears
Dolph Simons
Kansas State Horticultural Society
J. Homer Sharpe
Council Grove
Herbert L. Drake
Bethel
Fred R. Hasler
Burrton
George W. Kinkead
Topeka
Frank Aberle
Troy
Herman Theden
Bonner Springs
R. M. Hilfinger
Winfield
S. W. Decker
Manhattan
Emmett Blood
Wichita
W. R
Frank Theden
Paul Mellett
Edwardsville
Rollie Clemence
Abilene
G. A. Filinger
Kansas State College
William F. Pickett
Ezra E. Shields
Wathena
Paul H. Shepard
Mountain Grove
L. E. Melchers
C. H. Metzger
Colorado Certified
Seed Potato Growers’ Association
United States
Weston tobacco market opens with strong bids
Weston Missouri December 3 The tobacco market opened today with buyers bidding above the government loan value. The top price paid was 41 cents a pound for a 250 pound basket offered by Lester Harris and Calvin V Murphy of Weston. Many tobacco companies were represented and bidding was spirited.
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Weston, Mo
Weston
Toay
Lester Harris
Calvin V. Murphy
Santa and Mrs Claus to Arrive by Plane for Friday Parade
Santa and Mrs Santa will arrive by air for the Friday parade. A police escort will move them from North Pole to South Park where a sleigh awaits. Streets must be cleared from 1 pm to parade end at 3 10 pm for safety and viewing.
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Santa
Mrs. Santa
Santa Claus
North Pole
South Park
Park
Sixth Street
Central Park
Lathrop B. Read
University of Kansas
Haskell
DeSoto
Tongannoxie
Ralph Achning
Wren
University of Kansas Symphony Plans Varied Concert
The KU symphony orchestra directed by Karl Euersteiner will perform a varied program tomorrow at 8 pm in Hoch Auditorium. It features dance and vocal numbers, a Verdi quartet from Alice Moncrieff studio, and soloists, plus Tchaikovsky Pathetique, Bohm Perpetual Motion, and Rossini William Tell Overture with cello solo by John Ehrlich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Hoch Auditorium
Karl Euersteiner
School of Fine Arts
Lawrence School
Euersteiner
Crosvd
Alice Moncrieff
Verdi
Alice Marie Smart
Suzanne Schmidt
E. M. Brach
Edgard Haage
Tschaikowsky
Bohm
Strike on Cargo Ships Halts Work at Pusey and Jones
The Wilmington shipyard halted work on 22.6 million dollars worth of cargo ships for the maritime commission as workers began a strike called by union leaders for a union shop contract and wage adjustments. Officials said more than half of the 2,000 employees joined the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Pusey and Jones Shipbuilding Corporation
Maritime Commission
Anderson resigns as Lawrence police chief for McDonnell plant post
Joe Anderson resigns as Lawrence police chief to lead the plant protection department at McDonnell Aircraft near St Louis. He served since 1936 and will report by December 15. The move involves building a new plant police force, with temporary duties plus city council consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jude Anderson
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
St. Louis, Mo
St. Louis
Anderson
J. W. Stone
Lawrence
McDonnell
Lambert-St. Louis
Robertson, Mo
Douglas Aircraft Corportion
Railroads Consider Revenue Increase Proposals
Railroad traffic officials met secretly in Chicago to discuss raising freight and passenger rates to fund wage boosts for 1,250,000 organized employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
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Institute ON Taxes
Lawrence Stores
Libya
Funk
G.O.P
Ratner
American Legion
Massachusetts State Republican Committee
Joseph W. Martin
Henry C. Lodge
Willkie
Leverett Saltonstall
Keene
H. L. Drake
John T. Bregger
Soil Conservation Service
French
Rochester
N.Y
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
H. B. Hungerford
K.U
Paul G. Lamerson
Harold Myers
Ernest Wright
United States Department of Agri- Situs
Omaha
Renna R. Hunter
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
John W. Larber
Lobacco
Mrs. Claus
Joe
Plane Factory
Roy Bushey
Hoaggemaeson
C. B. Russell
Jack Dunkley
Fred Vogler
J. R. Woodward
Kansas Peace Officers Association
Baldwin
National Police Academy
FBI
Frederick Lee
Liberty Memorial
St. Charles
Webster Grove
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