Greeks Press Albanian Front As Winter War Deepens
Greek forces advance on Porto Edda and Argirocastro in Albania with heavy bombing support. Italians report holds, while Greek units near Tirana and Elbasani push through snow covered passes. RAF says Italian losses include multiple planes in December air battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Porto Edda
Argirocastro
Albania
Elbasani
Tirana
Ostrovitza
Berati
Valona
Kansans Rejected From Draft Induction Sessions
Thirty-one of 157 Kansans reported for induction were rejected by army physicians, about 20 percent. Rejections occurred at Fort Leavenworth Wichita and Fort Crook Nebraska with 31 vacancies filled by other draftees. Local boards were urged to aid rejected men in regaining jobs as most volunteers lacked employment. Some under 21 volunteered for a year of service with parental consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Milton R. McLean
Fort Leavenworth
Wichita
Fort Crook
Neb
C. A. Dykstra
National Selective Service
McLean
Maj. R. F. Montgomery
Army
Dr J M Mott Elected President of Douglas County Medical Society
Dr J M Mott was elected president of the Douglas County Medical Society at the Hotel Eldridge session last night. He succeeds Dr C B Johnson of Eudora. new officers include Dr R B Hutchinson as vice president, Dr Wray Enders secretary, Dr E M Owen treasurer, and Dr Louis K Zimmer censor. Dr Owen has served 25 years as treasurer. A motion picture on local anesthesia in obstetrics was shown by Dr Raymond A Schwegler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Mott
Douglas County Medical Society
Eldridge
C. B. Johnson
Eudora
R. B. Hutchinson
Wray Enders
E. M. Owen
Louis K. Zimmer
Owen
Raymond
A. Schwegler
Stock Market Index Averages Hover Across 60 Stocks
The index covering 60 stocks shows a modest advance with shares broadly higher after yesterday's sessions. Traders note gains in key segments while some observers caution about volatility amid mixed earnings signals.
Germans Start a New Attack on Industrial Midlands of Britain
The Luftwaffe launched a heavy raid on Britain's industrial midlands with waves of bombers over a midland town as anti aircraft fire rose. London and Birmingham faced attacks, with weather aiding German forces and a London convent shelter hit causing fatalities. Royal Air Force countermeasures and secret cannon testing were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Midland
Junkers
Birmingham
Midlands
Ministries of Air and Home Security
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Cologne
Convent
ARP
German Fuel Hit Impairs Ruhr Coal For War Materials
London reports air ministry says British raids cut off about half of Germanys mined coal in Ruhr valley, forcing French factories idle for lack of fuel. RAF strikes hit Mannheim Ludwigs hafen Essen Dunkirk, Berlin railway terminals damaged, rail and oil plants weakened. Stettin aviation gasoline cisterns burned.
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London
Air Ministry
Ruhr
Germany
R.A.F
Mannheim
Ludwigshaven
Upper Rhine
Essen
Dunkerque
France
Berlin
Leuna
Stettin
Plan A Wolf Hunt in Leavenworth County
The Leavenworth County Fish and Game Development association schedules a wolf hunt Sunday afternoon December 15 from 2 to 4 pm. Meeting at Cook's garage four miles east of Tonga noxie on highway 40 with transport trucks provided to the hunting lines. Last December 1, five wolves were charged while seven or eight escaped the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth County Fish and Game Development Association
Cook’s Garage
Tonganoxie
Highway 40
Tyce
Torpedo Attacks Hit British Warships At Suda Bay Crete
Rome reports a British base raid by torpedo planes at Suda bay Crete sinking or damaging three warships two cruisers and a destroyer claimed by the fascist high command. The Albanian front saw Italian troops hold positions against Greek assaults with some counterattacks as enemy planes bombed Elbasani near Tirana killing four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbasani
Shkumbi
Royal Air Force
Premeti
Rome
Suda Bay
Crete
Atlantic
Hich Command
Mediterranean
Greece
High Command
Tirana
Chancellor Urges Bill of Duties in Kansas City Talk
Chancellor Deane W. Malott of the University of Kansas told about 350 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church that Americans must adopt a bill of duties along with a bill of rights to weather the crisis. He warned of external and internal dangers and suggested a possible annual cost of one billion dollars for seven years. Roy A. Roberts introduced Malott, who spoke with Mrs. Malott present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane W. Malott
University of Kansas
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Kansas City
Hitler
Winston Churchill
Malott
United States
Roy A. Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
Methodist Losses in England Reported, $1.2 Million Destroyed
The overseas relief committee told the council of bishops last night that bombing raids in England destroyed Methodist church property valued at $1,200,000. The losses were reported from Atlantic City New Jersey dated December 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Atlantic City
N. J
Methodist
Overseas Relief Committee
Council of Bishops
German Refugee Doctor Relates French Camps Horrors
Dr. Rene Hartogs a German physician and ex professor in Brussels told Hoboken reporters of French concentration camps where cholera typhoid and death claimed hundreds. He described cattle-car transport with no water or food for days and corpses left unburied as cholera struck. He fled Belgium in May and reached the Spanish border after release from camps, reuniting with his wife Nellie after reaching Binons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. J
Nyassa
Rene Hartogs
Frankfort
Hitler
Brussels
Belgium
Hartogs
St. Cyprien
Binons
Nellie
Antonio Benttancourt
New York
Britain May Draft Labor to Rebuild War Blasted Centers
London reports the government may use labor conscription to rebuild Luftwaffe damaged industrial areas. Home Secretary Sir John Anderson calls reconstruction vitally urgent while warning shipping losses persist. Attlee insists sovereignty will not be traded for war materials. Britain maintains U S talks on Pacific matters and keeps Tangier zone stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
House of Commons
John Anderson
United States
U. S
Germany
Hugh Dalton
R.A.F
Sir John
Churchill
Tangier International
Spain
Spanish Morocco
Attending F F A Dinner Highlights Father Son Banquet
About 120 boys and men attended the Father and Son banquet of the Future Farmers of America. Four fathers who studied under W R Essick the vocational agriculture teacher were Charles Eberwein Robert Gentry William Rice and Gay Hunsinger. Lester B Pollom Topeka state supervisor of vocational agriculture praised the event noting a unique situation in F F A meetings. Leather notebooks were awarded to the freshman team for their alfalfa production discussion. Team members were Earl Mitchell Billy Rice Billy Daggett and John Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
W. R. Essick
Charles Eberwein
Robert Gentry
William Rice
Gay Hunsinger
Lester B. Pollom
Topeka
F.F.A
Earl Mitchell
Billy Rice
Billy Daggett
John Wilson
Red Cross Junior Division Reports Christmas Cups and Favors
The Business Division of the Red Cross reports a total of 1200.60 dollars received. Junior Red Cross sponsor Miss Anna McCracken calls for help to fulfill a special request for nut cups and tray favors for veterans hospitals in Wichita and Leavenworth, noting the Lawrence Juniors may struggle to complete the order on time. She asks anyone who can assist to contact her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
George Docking
Anna McCracken
Veteran’s
Wichita
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Miss McCracken
ForgerY charge pursued after arrest in Cowley County
Undersheriff Lathrop B Read Jr returned from Winfield with Elmer G Adams to face forgery charges Adams, of Howard Kansas, was arrested on a warrant from this county for issuing a 15 forged check to Harnar Auto Supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lathrop B. Read, Jr
Winfield
Elmer G. Adams
Adams
Cowley County
Howard, Kan
Harnar Auto Supply
Kansas Traffic Toll Rises With 40 November Deaths
Topeka reports a November rise in Kansas traffic fatalities by 40, with 12 city deaths, 387 deaths for the first eleven months, and efforts at Fort Riley to curb speeds on U.S. 40 from 45 to 25 mph as patrols step up enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
Claud R. McCamment
Fort Riley
McCamment
U.S. Highway 40
Manhattan
Junction City
Fort
Highway Patrol
Davis Speaker Analyzes U S Foreign Policy Origins
Robert McNair Davis of the University of Kansas spoke to the Douglas County Bar Association at the Hotel Eldridge last night. He traced the origin of U S policy and its operating organs, noting the executive agreement is gaining prominence, with the exchange of 50 old warships for bases in the hemisphere cited as a recent example without House or Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McNair Davis
University of Kansas
Douglas County Bar Association
Eldridge
Davis
U. S
U.S
Great Britain
House
Senate
Association
NO FREEZE TONIGHT IN KANSAS WEATHER FORECAST
Mild weather covers Kansas with no freezing temperatures expected tonight. Fair and warmer conditions continue through Thursday. Clear skies and sunshine prevail statewide except the far east. Highs near 70 Goodland and lows around 28 Lebo are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
East
S. D. Flora
Middle West
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Lebo
Development of Bases Will Get Started Soon
Washington reports that eight naval and air bases obtained from Great Britain will begin initial facilities construction soon. The War Department announced President Roosevelt allotted 25 million dollars to be spent by the army, in addition to 50 million already made available to the navy for the project. Army engineers have begun preliminary work at Newfoundland and Bermuda sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
Army
War Department
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Woman killed on street in Louisville shopping district
Mrs. Nadyne Heady Maas, 21, was shot to death in Louisville's retail district during Christmas shopping crowds. A brother of her estranged husband surrendered him to police after the shooting. The killer fled in a gun battle with County Patrolman Pat Ross, wounding the officer in the hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Nadyne Heady Maas
John C. Maas
Pat Ross
Artillery Unit Moves From Fort Myer to Fort Riley
The War Department announced that all but one battery of the first battalion 16th field artillery, about 500 officers and men, will be relocated soon from Fort Myer Virginia to Fort Riley Kansas in a permanent change of station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Washington
War Department
16Th Field Artillery
Fort Myer
Kan
Milk buyers warned of Grade A inspected dairy in Lawrence
Notice from F. M. Hall, Sanitarian, states only milk sold in Lawrence with a Grade A cap has City Health Department inspection. Milk lacking the cap has not been inspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
City Health Department
Christmas Lights Spark Praise in Massachusetts Street Display
The Christmas lights and evergreen garlands along Massachusetts Street draw admiration as the new evergreen stars on alternate poles receive favorable notice. The Chamber of Commerce adds this year’s star feature with white way screens. Forty two youths enter pets for Friday parade, aiming for a hundred entries. Participants must be under 16 with dogs or cats, call W B Dalton at 701. J C C F plans a float, Merchants Bureau keeps stores open until 9 during the season, and wrapping station opens December 14 under bureau supervision. Streets to be cleared after 5 30 to ensure view of floats and riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Street
Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Dalton
Sixth Street
Massachusetts
J.C.C.F
Merchants Bureau
Bomber on Mercy Duty for Chile Return
Under Roosevelt orders the army prepared a giant four motor bomber for a mercy mission to Chile. If Senora Davila agrees, the plane may fly her from New York to Santiago to aid her frail health and return her home. She has been ill for months after an operation, and doctors advised Chile’s climate could help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Chile
Senora Davila
Don Carlos Davila
Santiago
New York City
Portraitist Herbert A Sloan Dies at 52 in Kansas City
Kansas City mourns artist Herbert A Sloan age 52 who died of a heart attack. Sloan known for pastel portraits including Alf Landon and family, lived in Kansas City 30 years after moving from Peoria Illinois. He attended the University of Kansas in 1906 1907 and was part owner of a printing firm. He is survived by his widow and son Herbert Adams Sloan Jr. of Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Herbert A. Sloan
Alf M. Landon
Sloan
Peoria
Ill
University of Kanasas
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Herbert Adams Sloan, Jr
Prices on Kansas farm products reach high since May
Topeka reports the November 15 farm price index at 102 percent of the 1910-14 average, up four points from October and three from 1939. Grains rise four points, meat animals two, dairy six. wheat 71 cents a bushel, corn 57 cents. Hogs fall 20 cents while lambs surge from 7.90 to 8.30 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Pass
Kansas
Federal
Conference of Kansas church related colleges at Kansas
Presidents of 15 Kansas colleges were invited to a Kansas conference at the University of Kansas with about 12 expected to attend. J H Nelson is in charge of arrangements. The program opens at 10 30 with talks on credits in religion and on professional work in liberal arts. Afternoon speakers include W F Schwalm and Ellis B Stouffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
University of Kansas
J. H. Nelson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Edwin F. Price
Kansas School of Religion
Paul B. Lawson
Memorial Union Building
Deane W. Malott
W. F. Schwalm
McPherson College
Ellis B. Stouffer
K. U. Graduate School
Hiram Johnson to Fight For Measure on Loans
Oakland California December 4 Senator Hiram Johnson Republican California says he will wage a fight in congress next year to preserve the Johnson act which bars loans to countries delinquent on obligations He warns that lending to Great Britain could fuel constant disputes should the English side win the war He criticizes current war policy calling leaders reckless and in danger of drawing the United States into conflict
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Campbell Hannah
M.P
United States
Atlantic
Britain
America
Hannah
The
House
Clement R. Attlee
Privy Seal
R. A. Butler
Pacific
Oakland
Calif
Hiram Johnson
Congress
Great Britain
England
Johnson
Plan Big Church Fund in Methodist Drive
The council of Bishops of the Methodist church approved a nationwide campaign for a one million dollar fund to meet war related appeals and defense needs. Special collections will be taken nationwide on Sunday March 2 to support chaplains in army camps and aid missions in warring countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Methodist Church
Council of Bishops
NCOs to Enter Fort Riley Cavalry School Training
Thirty six non-commissioned officers from nine national guard cavalry regiments are approved for a three month course at Fort Riley Kansas commencing December 16, the army announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavalry School
Washington
National Guard
Fort Riley
Kan
Army
Pardons Board urges governor free the Old Grad Edgar Park
The Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously recommends commuting Edgar O Park’s life sentence to 1214 years for the 1928 slaying of Perry Brite. Park, 30, has 26 years of good behavior credits and is cited as exceptional by wardens. his father died recently and his mother is ill. Governor Bob Jones will consider the recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Board of Pardons
Phoenix
Ariz
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Arizona
Edgar O. Park
Kancac University
Walter Hofmann
Park
Perry Brite
Goodwater
Bob Jones
University of Kansas
Kansas
Southwest
Florence, Ariz
Hofmann
Three grid teams invited to post season community dinner
Lawrence high school Lions the University of Kansas and Haskell Institute will attend a post season dinner at the KU Memorial Union on December 16 at 6 30 p m. over 125 coaches and trainers are invited. tickets are one dollar with proceeds to cover guest entertainment. committee members are named. Lions had seven victories and one loss to Topeka. Kansas and Haskell both held two wins and seven losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High School
University of Kansas
Haskell Institute
Chamber of Commerce
K. U. Memorial Union
Chi Galloway
Ernest Pontius
Junius Underwood
Dick Wagstaff
John Andrews
Bob Haggart
A. E. Woestemeyer
van Bruner
Gene Glahn
Wade Pierce
Noble Lindstrom
Fred C. (Bunny) Black
Lions
Elmer Schaake
Topeka
Lawrence
University
Haskell
Reds Using Schools Spark Debate at Brooklyn College
Dr. Harry Gideonse, president of Brooklyn College, told a joint legislative committee the communist party is using free New York colleges as sounding boards. He said the majority of faculty and students are anti communist, but a small minority is trying to exploit the college for ulterior motives. Brooklyn College enrolls about 14 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Gideonse
Brooklyn College
Communist Party
New York City
Gideonse
Truce Called on Mekong Front Between France and Siam
French authorities halted reprisal moves after three days of fighting with Siamese forces along the Mekong frontier to give diplomats a chance to settle the dispute. Large shipments of military supplies were moving toward the border, with unconfirmed reports of a French gunboat sunk by Siamese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indo-China
Mekong River
Thailand
Mekong
Pioneer Gardencity woman dies at 72
Mrs. George T. Inge, 72, a Garden City resident since 1879 when she moved with her father as a girl, died today. She attended the village school then run by public subscription in a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
George T. Inge
Williams' Condition Is Reported Resting Comfortably
Postmaster Roger M. Williams underwent a major operation yesterday at the hospital and was reported resting comfortably today. His condition is good.
Weather Forecast Kansas Fair Tonight and Thursday
The forecast calls for fair skies in Kansas tonight and Thursday. Winds remain light with temperatures warming, especially in eastern and southern areas where readings will rise noticeably.
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Tirans
DR. Mott
Reich
Leavenworth County Group
Zaces
K. U
F. M. Hall
Sanitarian
Adv
Plan Big Church Fund
Methodists
Union Building
REDS
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