Stalin Roosevelt Churchill Meet in Teheran Reported by Moscow Radio
Moscow radio announced the Teheran conference of Stalin Roosevelt and Churchill has concluded and will publish decisions soon. The broadcast described talks on war conduct and political questions, with an ultimatum to Germany expected. Officials in London and Washington offered no immediate official confirmation.
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London
Moscow Radio
Germany
Moscow
U.S
Tom Connally
Joseph Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Broadl N
Teheran
Stalin
Quebec
U. S
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav Molotov
New Machinery Plan Shifts Farm Rationing to Douglas County
Douglas county AAA committee now handles all farm machinery rationing, replacing the former special farm machinery rationing board. All pre December 1 purchase certificates are void. deliveries require certificates issued since December 1. The 1944 quotas list corn planters 10, listers 21, grain drills 24, manure spreaders 11, combines 25, cornbinders 10, corn pickers 10, mowers 42, side delivery rakes 8, hayloaders 3, pick up balers 3, tractors 49, potato planters 2, potato diggers 1, ensilage cutters 9, stationary balers 1.
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Douglas County
Allied Fliers Strike Leipzig After Targeting Berlin
British RAF forces launched a night raid shifting from Berlin to Leipzig the city’s rail yards and industry. Mosquitos attacked Berlin then the main armadas struck Leipzig while German night fighters drew off. Leipzig, a major railway hub, hosts aircraft component firms and Ju 88 Me 109 plants.
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London
R.A.F
Vlapivoltsa
Messugee
Berline
Leipzig
Air Ministry
Berlin
Regensburg
Kassel
Spain
Germany
Stockholm
Allied push narrows Huon Peninsula in New Guinea
Australian forces advance on Wareo and inland areas as they close toward Finschhafen and the Dampier Strait region. Bombers pound New Britain bases near Rabaul while air battles continue around Bougainville and Tarawa themes surface in Washington as new assault methods are discussed.
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Huon
New Guinea
New Britain
Dampier
Japan
Pacific
Wareo
Finschhafen
Onabaul
Bergen Bay
China
Solomons
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Washington
mid-Pacific
Bougainville
Changteh
Tokyo Radio
Elks Memorial Service Planned For Lawrence Lodge
The public is invited to the memorial service of Lawrence Lodge No. 595 B. C. Elks tomorrow at 3 PM at the Elks home. The program lists 14 Douglas County men who died in the current war, plus a eulogy for Harry Shepard and a memorial address by Rev. Cowell O’Neill.
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Lawrence Lodge No
B. C. Elks
Elks
Douglas County
George Lowman
Harry Craig
Agnes A. Evans
Harry Shepard
Henry H. Asher
Mendelssohn
Harold Steeper
Cowell O'Nell
Kansans Among 469 POWs Held by Germany
The War Department lists two Kansans among 469 U.S. soldiers held by Germany. Sgt. Lloyd Bennett of Pittsburg and Second Lt. James B. Smith of Chanute are named in the POW roster released today.
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Germany
Washington
War Department
U.S
Lloyd Bennett
Pittsburg
James B. Smith
Chanute
Russians Close In On Zhlobin In Two Pronged Drive
Soviet troops pressed toward the German held rail hub of Zhlobin in White Russia as they advanced from two directions through snow and mud. Further south, forces pushed into German lines west of the Dnieper bridgehead near Kremenchug while raiding the Cherkasy region rail network and over running more than 100 settlements.
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London
Zhlobin
Gomel-Minsk
Leningrad - Odessa
White Russia
Dnieper River
Kremenchug
Cherkasy
Kiev
Zhitomar
Korosten
Leningrad-Odessa
Berlin
Constantine Rokossovsky
Gomel
Sversen
Dovsk
Soltanovka
Staraya Rudnya
Added pay plan approved for Sunflower Ordnance Works staff
Plan authorizes extra compensation for eligible Hercules Powder Co employees. Eligible workers receive based on October 31 1943 pay rate with distinct percentages for salary roll and payroll staff. Distribution slated for December 9.
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H. V. Chase
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Wilmington
Del
Hercules Powder Company Board of Directors
Urgent Need for Large Living Units in Lawrence
Miss Marcella Olmstead of the Chamber of Commerce housing bureau says Lawrence has a waiting list of over 30 families for large, well furnished apartments. Demand will rise in the coming weeks and after year’s start as workers arrive, with families with small children needing bigger units. Prospective renters and home buyers are already following the classified page.
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Lawrence
Marcella Olmstead
Housing Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Olin- Stead
Allied Forces Pierce German Line Near Cassino Rome Front
Allied headquarters report Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army broke into German defenses with a heavy artillery and air bombardment and advanced two miles along the Via Casilina toward Rome. British Eighth Army moved toward San Vito and towns along the Sangro ridge as the two Allied forces push through mountain positions near Mount Camino and Mig nano. Prisoners were taken and observation over the Liri valley established as the drive toward Cassino continues.
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Algiers
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Via Casilina
Rome
Calabritto
Mignano
Eighth Army
San Vito
Pescara
Lanciano
Treglio
Orsogna
Casoli
Sangro Ridge
Sangro
Cassino
Camino
Maggiore
Bernard L. Montgomery
German Africa Corps
el Alamein
Egypt
Mount
Clark
Liri
Pancakes Mistaken for Mule Feed Delights Fifth Army Troops
In Italy a kitchen mishap mixed mule feed with rations, producing pancakes that impressed Maj. Sam Kalso and soldiers. The spread caused laughs as troops learned the flourlike mix had fueled their breakfast. The misfire stemmed from mule packs and rations ending up in the same kitchen tote.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Maj
Sam Kalso
Alexandria
Company X
Tunisia
Collision Kills Three Near El Dorado
A car driven by Jack Padfield of Rosalie collided with a loaded gasoline transport southwest of El Dorado. Padfield and Betty Long, 16, died, Marion Wing, 21, was severely injured. Truck driver Herman Tindell, 40, of Great Bend witnessed the crash.
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el Dorado
Jack Padfield
Rosalie
Betty Long
Here
Marion Wing
Padfield
Herman Tindell
Great Bend
Monarchist Move Reported in Spain Circulating Letters
London reports that letters from Jose Maria Gil Robles accuse the Spanish government of aiding German submarines, warning allies, and placing bombs on British ships. He calls for Franco to resign and for the monarchy to be restored to avoid catastrophe at the peace table. The piece notes a rising monarchist movement inside Spain.
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London
Ose Maria Gil Robles
Spain
Council Robles
Portugal
Francisco Franco
Gil Robles
Lost will found in Johnson County probate court
The lost will of Federal District Judge Richard J. Hopkins, died August 28, was presented by his widow in Johnson county probate court. A January 3 hearing will decide if the March 23 1936 document is official, which would override a 1922 Topeka will. The will leaves each child 2000 from life insurance plus 1500 from the estate, and 1600 to widow Mrs Lida Hopkins. Remainder to widow and son Captain Daniel Robert Hopkins with other heirs named. The assets include the Johnson county home and Garden City property.
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Olathe
Kan
Federal
Wudge Richard J. Hopkins
Johnson County
W. C. Jones
Topeka
Fred Robertson
United States
Kansas
Lida Hafford Hopkins
Daniel
Robert
Hopkins
Army Ordnance
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Isabelle Martz
Wichita
Richard Edwin Hopkins
Susan Ann Hopkins
Augusta
Richard C. Hopkins
Garden City
Judge Hopkins
Oime
Provisional Yugoslav Government Formed In Liberation
A provisional government headed by civilian leader Dr Ivan Ribar has been formed to rule liberated Yugoslav areas. Tito was named marshal and head of the national defense committee. The assembly elected three vice presidents Mosa Pijde Ivan Augustincic and Josip Rus as leaders.
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London
National Liberation Authority
Free Yugoslav Radio
Munc
Ivan Ribar
Belgrade
Josip Broz
Tito
Yugoslav Army of Liberation
Committee For National Defense
Mosa Pijde
Ivan Augustincic
Josip Rus
Secret Weapon Propaganda Lifts German Hopes
A Swedish traveler reports German belief in a secret weapon keeps morale high despite reverses and heavy bombing. He says Germans trust propaganda and claim Britain and the United States are tired of the war. The item also notes a Sunday forum at Ninth Street Baptist Church with Prof Beulah Morrison as speaker and a violin solo by David Jones.
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Stockholm
Germany
Reich
George Bengtsson
Svenska Morgenbladet
Beulah Morrison
University
Ninth Street Baptist Church
David Jones
Stock Market Index Report
The index tracking 60 stocks edged higher overall, closing above the prior day. Stronger performances across several sectors lifted market sentiment as investors reflected on recent earnings and macro data.
Awards Made In Farm Projects At Douglas Banquet
About 197 attended the sixteenth annual 4-H and vocational agriculture achievement banquet in the Crystal Room Hotel Eldridge. E B Martin presided. speaker R A Schwegler urged youths to defend the American way of life with ideals and learning. Awards recognized many 4-H girls and boys in Kanwaka, Belleview, Jayhawk, Meadowlark and other clubs for projects in home economics, livestock, swine, sheep, dairy, poultry, corn, garden and potatoes. Maxine Lindley performed dances. films Home on the Range and Soldiers of the Soil concluded the program.
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Douglas County Bankers Association
Crystal Room
Eldridge
E. B. Martin
Bankers Association
R. A. Schwegler
School of Education
University of Kansas
America
Jim Holyfield
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Stewart
W. R. Essick
Vocational Agriculture Department
Liberty Memorial High School
Ike Schellenberg
Belleview
Deal Six
Douglas County
We Project
Darrell Houk
Clinton Club
Wayne
Kansans Base in Sun With Prolonged Warm Spell
Topeka reports exceptionally fine weather with abundant sunshine and high temperatures likely to continue through next Tuesday. The Weather Bureau notes clear skies across Kansas, light freezes in the west, and highs near 55 to 60 degrees in many areas. Phillipsburg reached 56, while Dodge City posted a 27 degree low.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Flora
Phillipsburg
Dodge City
Independence Boy Killed in New Guinea Action
First Lt. Julius W. Fitz Jr., 24, of Independence Kansas was killed in action over Dobodura New Guinea on November 28 his parents were notified by the adjutant general. He served as navigator on an army bombing plane. The family had just received a Christmas greeting letter.
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Independence
Kan
Julius W. Fitz, Jr
Dobodura
New Guinea
Fitz
Russians Learn Stalin’s Teheran Trip News
Moscow reports Marshal Stalin left the country during the war and met with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister at Teheran. The Tass dispatch noted the Teheran meeting and the radio broadcast reinforced the news, sparking nationwide discussion on unity among the Allies.
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Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Roosevelt
Aaron
Teheran
Tass
Youth Cadet Unit Formed By Local Civil Air Patrol
Lt. Howard Lindley announced the Lawrence Civil Air Patrol unit will form a cadet section for ages 16 and up, with both boys and girls eligible. Applications will be taken at the regular squadron meeting Tuesday at 7 in the Community building. Maj. J. Howard Willcox reports eight liaison planes assigned to Kansas, six delivered, two more in February, to aid recruiting and training cadets.
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Howard Lindley
Lawrence
Civil Air Patrol
Leutenant Lindley
J. Howard Willcox
Kansas
State Patrol
Lindley
Army Air Force
Air Force
Air
Hutchinson Navy basketball team to clash with KU
Ten planes carrying 18 Hutchinson Naval Air Base players arrived at Lawrence airport and will face the University of Kansas in Hoch Auditorium at 7 30 this evening. The team coached by Lt Bill Hennigh will stay in Lawrence overnight and return to Hutchinson tomorrow.
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Hutchinson Naval Airbase
Lawrence Municipal
University of Kansas
Hoch Auditorium
Hutchinson
Lawrence
Hutchison
Bill Hennigh
Pike Gawthrop
K. U
Gawthrop
Wrapping Station in the Jayhawker Opens Monday
The Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce sponsors a holiday wrapping station in the corner room of the Jayhawker theater building opening Monday. It will operate daily 1 to 6 p m until Christmas with a post office representative to wrap and mail packages in one visit. It may stay open longer if demand warrants.
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Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Jayhawker Theater
Kansan Missing in Action
Ralph William Long chief commissary steward USN was reported missing in action by the Navy Department today. Long is the son of Mrs. Rhoda Long Hutchinson.
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Kansan
Washington
Ralph William Long
USN
Navy Department
Long
Rhoda Long
Hutchinson
Launch Campaign For Waste Paper
Lawrence calls all residents to join the national Victory Waste Paper drive beginning Monday. The theme Save a bundle a week Save some boy's life underscores local efforts to reach about 1.09 tons of waste paper for war production. Fifty cents per hundred pounds will be paid by Auto Wrewing and Junk company at East Ninth street with Scouts Salvation Army and Parent Teachers groups collecting next week. Local schools and Woodlawn pupils have already boosted supplies as paper mills face shortages, stressing wartime uses from ammunition to ration books and government documents.
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War Production Board
Lawrence
Auto Wrewing & Junk Company
East Ninth Street
Boy
Scouts
Salvation Army
Vhone
Woodlawn School
Lawrence Paper Company
Auto ‘Wreckine & Junk Company
Germans Report Turkish Leaders at Conference
The report says President Ismet Inonu of Turkey with Foreign Minister Numan Menemencioglu and Marshal Fevzi Cakmak left for a conference with Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt. The Berlin radio cited Turkish circles in Istanbul as the source and placed the meeting at Tabriz or Cairo.
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Ismet Inonu
Turkey
Numan Menemencioglu
Fevzi Cakmak
Church
Roosevelt
Tabriz
Cairo
Berlin
Istanbul
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Jayhawk Club
Joann Clough
Kanwaka Club
Leta Mae Cox
Dorothea Mullin
Kanwaka
Gleniece Cox
Esther Jones
Tayhawk Club
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Belleview Club
Naomi Schellenbrg
Sun
Keeler’s
Civil Air Patrol Unit
Boy Scouts
U.S. Victory
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