Rebellious Serbs Renew the Battle
Guerrilla fighters in Yugoslavia clash with three axis divisions as Serb forces claim success at Uzice and Rudnik. Soviet and Allied reports note mass casualties, rising German redeployment toward Bulgaria, and renewed fighting on the Russian front with retreats near Taganrog and gains near Moscow.
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North Africa
Russian
Ukraine
Old Yugoslavia
Moscow Radio
Rudnik
Altho
Uzice
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Mihailovic
Havas
Dujitza
Serbia
London
France
Paris
Taganrog
Ewald von Kliest
Rostov-on-Don
Moscow
Stalinogorsk
Germans Grow Caustic on Lend-Lease Aid to Turkey
Berlin reports caustic reaction in Germany to President Roosevelt's move to extend lend-lease aid to Turkey. Commentators call it an American thrust into the Near East and note officials avoid predicting Turkey's reaction or a broader crisis with Japan.
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Bulgaria
London
Turkey
Roosevelt
Germany
Russia
Ukraine
Balkans
Hitler
Cairo
Draja Mihailovic
Morava River
Berlin
Near East
Japan
United States
Far East
Japan Rejects Hull Principles as Basis for Talks
Tokyo and Washington clash over the Hull note. Domei reports Japan cannot accept the U S position as a basis for negotiations and predicts an eventual Japanese reply. Nomura and Kurusu were to meet Secretary Hull to present Tokyo's reply to last week's note.
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Tokyo
Domei
United States
Japan
Hull
Frank
Ruluele Domei
Tate Hull
Washington
Kichisaburo Nomura
Eireay Saburo Kurusu
Kichisabura Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Desert Fire Dies Jap Threats On Libyan Front
British forces in North Africa reported continued pressure on isolated Axis centers along the Libyan Egyptian frontier. Italian tanks were destroyed in small engagements while Rommel’s front lines near Tobruk faced a renewed Allied offensive stance. British officers indicated a prolonged campaign aimed at eroding Axis armor as Tokyo reported Japan’s defenses in Indochina and the Pacific.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Tobruk
Sidi Azeiz
North Africa
el Gobi
Rezegh
Erwin Rommel
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Rommel
R.A.F
Partial Connecticut River bridge collapse in Hartford
A section of the new $1 9 0 0 0 0 Connecticut river bridge collapsed between Hartford and East Hartford. At least six men were killed 19 injured and an undetermined number missing as rescuers recovered bodies starting at 1 20 p m local time. State Police Commissioner Edward J Hickey said several injured were in serious condition.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut River
East Hartford
C.S.T
Edward J. Hickey
Firemen Seek Broken Toys for Needy Homes
Broken and unused toys around Lawrence homes are collected by firemen at the Eighth and Vermont station. They will repair and repaint items and hand them to the Elks club for distribution to needy families, under Ed Anderson of the Elks Christmas committee.
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Lawrence
Eighth
Vermont Streets
Elks Club
Ed Anderson
Elks Christmas Committee
Immunization and dental clinic at Centennial school
A dental inspection and immunization clinic was held at Centennial school yesterday. Sixty six children from Brubaker Globe Cargy Baldwin Enterprise and Centennial schools had teeth examined by Dr. Ted Kennedy. County health officer Dr H N Chambers gave 38 treatments to 15 babies and preschoolers and 16 school children. Seventeen children were vaccinated for smallpox and 21 were inoculated with diphtheria toxoid. The next clinic will be December 9 at White school.
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Centennial
Brubaker
Globe
Cargy
Baldwin
Enterprise
Ted Kennedy
Lawrence
H. N. Chambers
White School
Dog Travels 130 Miles Home From Carlton Adventure
Merlyn Everston hauled the hunting dog from Melvern to Carlton for a coon hunt. The dog wandered off during the night and reappeared at home five days later after traveling 130 miles back to Carlton.
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Carlton
Kan
UPC. E
Salinas Tanker Counter Attacks Submarine After Torpedo Fire
The navy reported the tanker Salinas, damaged by two torpedoes on October 30, counter attacked and likely damaged a submarine. The attack began at 7 12 a m ship time after two torpedoes hit Salinas. A surface attack followed as Salinas fired on the sub and some evidence suggested damage though extent is unknown.
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Washington
Navy
North Atlantic
Salinas
Harley F. Cope
Navy Department
Cope
Navy Plane Crashes Near San Diego. Pilot Killed
A U S Navy single seater fighter crashed in Flint Canyon, 23 miles northeast of San Diego, today killing the pilot. The name of the dead airman was withheld pending relatives’ notice.
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Navy
San Diego
Calif
Flint Canyon
Mail Subscription Feels Like Daily Letter From Home
A brief note compares a mail subscription to receiving a daily letter from home, evoking personal connection and steady updates in a simple, homey tone.
New Deal Attacked at Kansas Young Republicans Convention
John E. Buehler Atchison county attorney urged that democracy is threatened from within by the Roosevelt administration and its spending and regulatory policies. He urged Republicans to appeal to small businessmen and warned against syndicate control of industry. The Topeka gathering opened with previews of resolutions and officer elections.
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Topeka
John E. Buehler
Atchison County
Washington
Buehler
Roosevelt
United States
Kansas
Young G. O. P
Carl E. Friend
Lawrence
State Social Welfare Board
Fay N. Seaton
Manhattan
Harry W. Colmery
American Legion
Albert M. Cole
Holton
W. C. Jones
Olathe
Johnson County
John McCall
Chanute
H. W. Bahnman
Plains
Wendell Willkie
G.O.P
Cash balances rise in Topeka state funds
Kansas UP notes a general fund cash balance of 1 610 907 on November 30 up from 1 405 966 a year earlier. The fee funds balance stands at 15 158 133 versus 10 173 640 a year ago, State Treasurer Walter Wilson said.
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Topeka
Kansas
Walter Wilson
Stock Market Index Sees 60-Stock Average At 39.8
The index for sixty stocks stands at 39.8 points yesterday and repeats at 39.8 in the latest report. The figure highlights current market breadth and investor sentiment, with no change from the prior reading.
Green denounces bill to control strikes by labor foes
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor denounces the Smith anti strike bill as a vicious instrument of suppression devised by avowed enemies of labor. He doubts it will pass and says it would provoke strikes if enacted. Green notes the AFL has a no strike policy in defense and that over 99 percent of members adhere.
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Green
Washington
House
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senate
Wallace
Labor Committee
Judiciary Committee
A.F.L
Howdy to Santa in Kansas City's Christmas Parade
A state of expectancy marked the city as plans for welcoming Mr and Mrs Santa Claus were finalized. A North Pole broadcast aired at 5 15 pm on WREN followed by the couple’s flight to Lawrence. The parade runs 3 pm tomorrow from South Park with 3 10 pm departure, marching Massachusetts to Sixth Street then Central Park for prizes and treats. Betty Jane Ryan and her father from Kansas City Kansas join with performing ponies alongside bands floats bicyclists and riders in the float pageant.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Wren
Lawrence
South Park
Santa
Massachusetts
Sixth Street
Central Park
Betty Jane Ryan
E. G. Ryan
Kansas City
Kan
Predicted 50 000 Planes Annually in 1942 Says Industry Leader
John H. Jouett president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce told members the American aircraft industry expects to reach 50 000 planes a year in 1942, ahead of the five year schedule. He noted 1941 output near 20 000 and a demand to produce about 100 000 warplanes over the next two years, stressing the planes as key to the war effort.
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New York
Roosevelt
Congress
John H. Jouett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
T. P. Wright
Office For Emergency Management
Wright
Jouett
Trade Association
Earl R. French
Rochester
N. Y
Commission
United States
C. H. Metzger
Colorado Certified
Potato Growers’ Association
Metzker
Youth is sentenced in Maryland murder case
Bel Air Md December 4 Herbert H Cox 16 from Alexandria Va was sentenced to 12 years in the Maryland penitentiary for second degree murder in the slaying of Grainger C Browning. His two companions Ida May Price 15 and Leona Ellen Cunningham 14 were sentenced as accessories after the fact to confinement in Montrose school for curls until they reach the ice age of al.
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Bel Air
Herbert H. Cox, Jr
Alexandria
Maryland
Grainger CG. Browning
Ida’ May Price
Leona Ellen Cunningham
Montrose School
Woman Invades Football Banquet in Salina
Mrs T Rior dan of Solomon will be principal speaker at a football banquet honoring Kansas Wesleyan University Salina high school and St. John s military academy next Monday night. The notice also includes an advertising line about savings and insurance.
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Salina
Kan
T. T.riordan
Solomon
Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina High School
St. John’s Military Academy
Lawrence
Liberty Memorial High School
P.T.A
Theodore Chariton
Neal M. Wherry
Ernest Pontius
Lloyd Houston
Lawrence Life
P.T.A. Mothers
Roy Beyer
Hazel Lee Simmons
A. L. Kirchhoff
Dan Ragle
Bob Elbel
Duane Ogle
Gerard Jerrard
Charles Haverty
Billy Brownlee
Fletcher McCord
Jean Stanwick
Banquet to Honor State Horticulture and Potato Leaders
Fruit growers, vegetable producers, and nurserymen from Kansas and eight other states gather for the 75th Kansas State Horticultural Society meeting and the 21st Kansas Potato Show in Manhattan. Dean Paul B. Lawson of KU will speak at the evening banquet at Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Kansas State Horticultural Society
Kansas Potato Show
Kaw Valley Sweet Potato Growers’ Association
Association of Kansas Nurserymen
Trinity Lutheran Church
Paul B. Lawson
College of Liberal Arts and Science
K. U
G. A. Filinger
Department of Horticulture
Kansas State College
Filinger
Kansas
Trish
North Dakota
Colorado
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
New York
Nebraska
Iowa
W. G. Amstein
John O. Miller
Manhattan
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
J. C. Mohler
Topeka
Lyons Pays $9 442 for Coronado Celebration in 400th Anniversary
Lyons Kansas reports a $9 442 expenditure for Coronado's 400th anniversary events. Residents raised $10 066 for the town's activities and a cash balance was refunded to donors. Horace Jones notes Lyons funded its efforts without state aid. Major events included Cinco de Mayo, Coronado Entrada, a field mass, 4 H fair and Tri-Golden Jubilesta.
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Lyons
Kan
Coronado
Kansas
Cuarto
Horace Jones
Juan Padilla
Rain forecast for Topeka cools with moisture approaching
Weather forecast indicates occasional rain tonight and tomorrow as moisture moves toward Kansas from the west. Northerly winds bring a cooler air mass with low temperatures ranging from 34 to 40 in the east and 30 to 35 in the west, with highs near 45 to 50.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Colorado
Wyoming
Flora
CAT Net Fa
Gagliardo Favors Strike Deterrent at Kiwanis Luncheon
Professor Domenico Gagliardo addressed Kiwanis members, supporting restrictions on labor walkouts during the defense program. He noted limited strikes and workers affected, urged accountability for union funds, and favored freezing open and closed shop decisions for the emergency. He also discussed retraining skilled labor and using nontraditional labor reserves, while Eugene Nininger and Marshall Butler performed at the University.
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Domenico Gagliardo
Kiwanis Club
Wiedemann’s
Gagliardo
House
Senate
Eugene Nininger
Marshall Butler
Medical Society Elects Officers in Douglas County
Dr. R. B. Hutchinson was named president at the Douglas County Medical Association annual meeting. Dr. M. D. Ballard Baldwin became vice president, Dr. Wray Enders was reelected secretary, and Dr. E. M. Owen was reelected treasurer for 25 years. New board of censors members include Dr. R. A. Schwegler Jr and Dr. Rh. Edmistons. Dr. L. K. Gimmmer serves as third member.
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R. B. Hutchinson
Douglas County Medical Association
Hutchinson
J. M. Mott
M. D. Ballard
Baldwin
Wray Enders
E. M. Owen
R. A. Schwegler, Jr
Rh. Xo
Edmistons
Board of Censors
L. K. Gimmmer
Elmer Riddle Agrees to Terms With Cincinnati Reds
Elmer Riddle and Warren Giles reached a terms conference in Jacksonville. Riddle, NL standout with 19 wins and 4 losses, reportedly seeks a salary near twice his 1940 figure estimated at about $6,000 to $7,000. The final terms were not announced.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Elmer Riddle
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Riddle
Transfer of 72d Observation Group Authorized
The War Department announced the headquarters and headquarters squadron of the 72d Observation Group based in Little Rock Arkansas have been ordered transferred to Marshall Field Fort Riley Kansas.
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Waslington
War Department
72D Observation Group
Little Rock
Ark
Marshall Field
Fort Riley
Kan
Yugoslav Guerrillas Execute Serb Quisling General
British radio reported that Yugoslav guerrillas captured and executed a Serb Quisling general yesterday. The CBS broadcast carried the claim.
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