Axis Takes Heavy Licks on 3 Fronts
Allied reports describe heavy fighting across three theaters. In Tunisia American and British forces repelled German counterattacks near Tebourba and Mateur, with gains for the Allies and losses on both sides. In the Solomons US ships defeated Japanese landings near Guadalcanal, sinking transports and warships while inflicting heavy enemy casualties. Soviet and German fronts also see shifting gains as Red Army troops advance near Stalingrad and across the Don, with continued tough fighting around Tebourba and for Tunisian rail hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Morocco
Tebourba
Mateur
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Tunisia
Bizerte
Tunis
Russia
Don River
Stalingrad
Rzhev
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Solomons
U.S
Imperial Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo
Hakeiadsterd
Bizerte- Tunis
Djedeida
Farm Leaders Expect Passage of New Farm Price Parity Formula
Washington reports that the House approved a parity bill including all farm wages in parity calculations. Leaders expect Senate passage and potential wartime subsidies to offset higher retail ceilings. President Roosevelt voiced opposition earlier, citing possible large cost of living effects and labor market concerns. Senator Wheeler said the move shows administration fear amid public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Skill
Roosevelt
Orous
Congress
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Jasifier
House
Thomas
Ate
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Representative Pace
D-Ga
Senate
Nelson Wins Out Over War Production Scheduling Power
Charles J. Wilson, vice chairman of the War Production Board, gains final authority to direct aircraft, radio equipment, and escort vessel production. The joint announcement by Nelson, War Secretary Stimson, and Navy Secretary Knox marks a shift restoring WPB control over production scheduling, though Wilson will operate through service supply and procurement branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles J. Wilson
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Armed Services
Nelson
Stimson
Knox
Wilson
Roosevelt Eyes War Time Immigration Changes
President Roosevelt defended proposed powers to suspend immigration laws to aid the war effort. He said the plan would admit only two or three dozen people annually, regardless of criticism about lowering standards. The Ways and Means Committee continued hearings on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
House Ways and Means Committee
KU Law Dean Named Chair of Kansas Federal Examining Committee
Frederick J. Moreau, dean of the University of Kansas School of Law, was appointed chair of the Kansas State Examining Committee under the Board of Legal Examiners in Washington D C. Chancellor Deane W Malott announced the panel includes Judge Harry K Allen and W E Stanley. The committee will examine Kansas bar candidates seeking federal service eligibility and civil service appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Moreau
Dee
University of Kansas School of Law
Kansas State
Board of Legal Examiners
Washington, D. C
Deane W. Malott
Harry K. Allen
Kansas Supreme Court
W.E. Stanley
Wichita
Stanley
Kansas
No Conclusion Reached on Limiting Truck Trips
The Office of Defense Transportation discussed limiting truck trips to save mileage. Director Joseph B. Eastman suggested the idea, but no conclusion was reached. Railroad and trucking industries reportedly opposed the proposal with a 300 mile one way limit cited only for discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Joseph B. Eastman
Troop ships sunk by axis subs in Indian Ocean
Dispatches from Lourenco Marques report axis submarines sank the British liner Llandaf Castle and the Nova Scotia off the Mozambique and Zululand coasts. Survivors number 40 and 193 were rescued by a Portuguese warship, with sharks blamed for many drownings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Dec
Lourenced Marques
Portuguese East Africa
United Nations
Indian Ocean
Llandaf Castle
Durban
Zululand
Nova Scotia
Mozambique
Duran
Rumors Of Ivory Coast Crossing At Issue As War News Compiles
London reports unconfirmed claims that British and American troops crossed the Ivory coast frontier but observers doubt the move. Other briefs note Herriot and Borotra allegedly arrested in Vichy, a Senate vote on Panama canal property defense, secret warships joining Britain’s Mediterranean fleet, U S merchant marine casualties totaling 2901, and King George VI greeting Roosevelt with Morgenthau citing a $9 billion Victory loan milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Ivory Coast
West Africa
Women MP s show up now in WAACs Day tona Beach
Women MPs first appear in the U S armed forces as WAAC training center in Daytona Beach places its own MPs in the field. They carry only a whistle flashlight and sword and primarily assist fellow WAACs with information directions and aid in illness or accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
Fla
United States
WAAC
Waacs
Waac M.P
President Roosevelt orders end of WPA programs
President Roosevelt directs liquidation of the Works Progress Administration citing private employment growth. By Feb 1 1943 many projects will close, with some war projects possibly transferred to other federal units. Some workers may receive state local aid or join private sector or farm work as WPA funds are cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works Administrator
WPA
Works Projects Administration
Federal Works Agency
Work Projects Administration
Fleming
Federal Relief Organization
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Jr in Philadelphia Hospital After North Africa Action
Lt. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. is reported by The Evening Bulletin to be in a Philadelphia naval hospital with a mild attack of acute catarrhal fever. A medical officer calls his condition excellent and says he should be released in three to four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Naval Hospital
Stock Market Index Report Shows Mixed Results
The stock market index for 60 stocks averages at 40 points, with yesterday's level at 40. The report notes slight changes in broad market activity and implies a stable trading session with modest fluctuations.
War Production Board cuts ice cream production in December January
The War Production Board curtails commercial ice cream and frozen desserts for December and January to conserve butterfat for butter. Production is limited to 60 percent of October levels, with actual cuts around 20 percent due to seasonal output. Formulas from October stay unchanged to preserve brand quality. A more comprehensive order may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Food Requirements Committee
Guests of Legion honor Douglas County Selective Service Board
Three members and associates of the Douglas County Selective Service Board were guests of honor at a Dorsey Liberty Post dinner in the American Legion rooms. Commander Ivan Rowe praised civilian duties, and Bruce Cameron and others were introduced as 75 listeners heard about the board’s work and dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Selective Service Board
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Bruce Cameron
Ogden Jones
Alfred Beil
John Hing
Cameron
Ivan Rowe
Douglas County Board
Draft Board
Rationing Board
Selective Service Board
Tanley W. Lohman
Nine Kansas state banks liquidate or merge in three months
State Bank Commissioner B A Welch reported nine state banks in Kansas had voluntarily liquidated or merged since September, paying depositors and stockholders 100 percent. Banks cited loss of business and favorable times to close or merge, including Rantoul Attica Bluff City Danville Durham Nashville Olmitz and Cullison Pratt and Lecompton Lawrence National mergers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
B. A. Welch
Welch
M. F. Fockele
Rantoul
Attica
Bluff City
Danville
Durham
Nashville
Olmitz
Cullison State Bank
First National Bank of
Pratt
Lecompton State Bank
Lawrence National Bank
Kansas
Italy Prepares for Allied Bombing Attack
Berlin radio dispatches from Rome describe housing requisitioning on a large scale as Italy braces for intensified Allied bombing. Officials expect to care for at least 2,000,000 refugees with 800,000 rooms ready and 2,000,000 more to be provided by next week. Landlords must list unoccupied apartments as authorities move to protect civilians in Rome and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Berlin
Rome
Furia
Milan
Genoa
State School Fund Buys Second Victory Bonds Round
The state school fund commission purchased $1,000,000 of 2.5 percent U S treasury bonds, marking the second million invested in these securities this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State School Fund Commission
U. S. Treasury
Postal Receipts Jump 186 Percent in November
Lawrence post office reports November receipts of 27 423 23 up from 9 568 44 a year earlier a 186 6 percent rise as overtime and holiday rush loom Postmaster Roger M Williams notes two fewer staff and plans extra help to handle Christmas mail amid one of the history making months in the office.
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Lawrence
Roger M. Williams
Milk price crisis ends Winfield bottled milk sales
Dairymen in Winfield Kansas halted bottled milk sales blaming March ceiling prices. Advertisements say prices are below production cost and cannot compete with Wichita and Arkansas City firms. Officials seek OPA price increases while deliveries to patrons and distributors are discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Kan
Dairrymen
Winfield Courier
Wichita
Arkansas City
OPA
F. A. Kelley
Cowley
Delinquent Tax Suit Advances in County Court
Judgment entered in the district court in the current delinquent tax suit. The case covers 1936 and later taxes, including added 1942 amounts. After ten days an order of sale will issue to the sheriff and a 30 day sale advertisement follows. Original 95 tracts. 24 paid and dismissed. 71 tracts remain under judgment.
Dr Henry Asher Injured In Auto Wreck Near Garden City
Garden City Kan Dec 4 Dr Henry Asher state health official Topeka was injured when his car left US 50S about 13 miles east of here late yesterday He was rushed to a hospital with possible concussion and rib fractures The driver rounded a curve and lost control His father said the wife in Topeka reported no bone breaks but a severe blow to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
Henry Asher
Topeka
State Board of Health
Here
Asher
Finnish War Prisoners Die of Starvation Report
Baron Mannerheim informed the international Red Cross that 20,000 Russian war prisoners have died of starvation in Finland. The disclosure came via a Zurich dateline reports from London transmitted by United Press and Reuters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Zurich
Switzerland
Dateline
Baron Mannerheim
International Red Cross
Finland
Rail travel urged to curb holiday pleasure trips
Army and railroad officials in Chicago urged the public to minimize pleasure train trips from December 12 to January 12 to ease war-time railroad strain. Officials said no travel rationing would occur, and priority would go to troops and war workers.
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Chicago
Hugh Liddell
Western Passenger Association
E. C. R. Lasher
Army Transportation Coins
33 MORE TO ARMY Induction Notices Sent for Fort Leavenworth
Induction notices mailed to 383 men for December 14 departure to Fort Leavenworth. The list includes James Kell Iola Kansas James Frans Minneapolis and others with city registrations and order numbers. Names such as Harrell Ott Tallchief Purcell Mickelson Welsh Woodlaw King Miller Betts Whear Woolf Stone Carlin Rounds Brook Peterson Kenworthy Martin Harwood Harrison Gurtler Knight Kalterman appear with their registration details and orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Leavenworth
Selecture Service Board
James Alva Kell
North
Kansas City
Quas
Ohio
James Alfred Frans
Eudora
Wesley Jerry Tallchief, Jr
Buffalo
N. Y
Haskell Institute
Lloyd Seldon Purcell, Jr
Louisianna
Siegfried Mickelson
Minneapolis
Lawrence
Charles Stuckey Woodlaw
Blackwell
Okla
Rhode Island
John C. King
Manchester
N. H
Louisiana
John Robert Miller
New Hampshire
William Betts
Baldwin
Edwin Owen Whear
West Fourth
Charles J, Woolf
New York
Clarence Weston Stone
Indiana
Lawrence W. Carlin
East Thirteenth
John Merritt Rounds
Mattoon
Tennessee
Kermit Eugene Brook
Kenneth Lloyd Roberts
St. Touts
New Group of Sailors Arrive on K U Campus
Two hundred sailors, the sixth division for the K U machinists mates training school, arrived this morning from Great Lakes and the Farragut Idaho training base. They will take screening tests in mathematics, then be divided into platoons for classwork starting Monday. No physical exams are needed. A 24 hour schedule continues as vacancies are filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.U. Machinists Mates Training School
Great Lakes
Navy
Farragut
Ida
Idaho
Des Moines WAAC member found after theatre appearance
An A W O L WAAC identified as Amber d Georg was captured by military police after a Thanksgiving strip tease at the Casino theater. She had been missing from the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and was picked up following the matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Amber d’Georg
Casino Theater
A.W.O.L. Waac
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Closing of WPA to hit locally
The closing of the WPA program ordered by President Roosevelt threatens several local projects. At Kansas University the Military Science building is about 75 percent done and could halt. the Lawrence WPA recreation project with nine workers may disband without alternative funding. the Chamber of Commerce housing bureau and Kansas Geological Survey office rely on WPA staff, while county and health units also count on WPA employees. Previous WPA rolls peaked in 1940 with 265 statewide.
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WPA
Roosevelt
Douglas County
Military Science
K. U
Chamber of Commerce Housing Bureau
Cornelia Bigelow
Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
War Industries Fund
Kansas Geological Survey
Leavenworth
George Hedrick
No Warm-Up in Sight Weather Forecast In Kansas
The weather bureau sees continued cold conditions with blustery expectations. Snow may spread across the state tonight with a switch to rain in southern counties tomorrow as temperatures edge up. Low temperatures ranged from 19 to 20 degrees in Ellis and Concordia, while Goodland and Wichita hit 37.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Flora
Ellis
Concordia
Goodland
Wichita
Kansas
Southwest
South Portion
A OS
MTWT
Suit Over Bank Building Dismissed With Prejudice
The League of Kansas Municipalities and its suit against William Docking for possession of quarters in the former Peoples State Bank building at Ninth and Massachusetts was dismissed in district court. The league had leased the space, moved headquarters to Topeka, and had earlier vacated Fraser Hall basement for University needs during the naval training station period. The case, filed July 10, was dismissed at the plaintiff's prejudice.
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League of Kansas Municipalities
William Docking
Peoples State Bank
Ninth and
Massachusetts
League
Topeka
Fraser Hall
Naval Training Station
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Axis
Africa
Bulletin
The
Associated Press
Charles E. Wilson
K. U. Dean
F. J. Moreau
State Legal Examining
Edouard Herriot
French Republic
Jean Borotra
Panama
United Tates
Britain
Mediterranean
Navy Department
MacKenzie King
Canada
White House
Treasury
Morgenthau
Waacss
Work Projects Relief
Gram
Legion
Dairymen
Glamour Girl
Miliary Science
Weatherman
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