Veterans Admin Takes Over Topeka Winter General Hospital
The Veterans Administration assumes control of Winter General Army hospital in Topeka Kansas and will handle all types of cases. Dr Daniel Blain plans to aid setup while Dr Karl Menninger may serve as chief mental health consultant. Wadsworth facility will also be used for veterans care with some barracks reconverted to domiciliary quarters.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Winter General Army Hospital
Topeka
Kan
Scrivner
R-Kan
Daniel Blain
Veterans’ S Administration
Wadsworth
Blain
Army
Winter General
Messages to Short and MacArthur on Pearl Harbor warning
Records show on November 27 1941 British and U S leaders warned Philippine and Caribbean defense chiefs that negotiations with Japan appeared to end. The texts differed only in the final instruction about not alarming civilians, with Short told to avoid full alert while MacArthur’s wording omitted that clause.
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Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Marshall
MacArthur
Gaerhart
Short
Lucas
Pearl Harbor
Wrong Car Mix Up Triggers False Theft Report
Sam Gilchrist reported his 1936 black Chevrolet coach stolen after finding it gone from 700 block of West Vermont street. A motorist had borrowed the mechanic’s car across the street and mistaken Gilchrist’s vehicle for the one in the shop. the keys fit and the car was returned without theft.
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W. Gilchrist
Winonatreet
Vermont Street
Gilchrist
Homeward bound 2400 officers sail from Shanghai today
Twenty four hundred U S army officers and men left Shanghai aboard escort carriers Anzio and Kadashan Bay with plans to reach west coast ports a week before Christmas. Nine thousand troops are due to start home before December 10 on seven ships, leaving 26,000 army personnel in Shanghai and 53,000 Marines in the north.
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Shanghai
Mone
Anzio
Kadashan Bay
Stated Meeting of Verbal Lodge of Perfection
Stated meeting to be held at 7 30 P M on Wednesday December 5th. Important business to transact. Guy Phillips V XM C E Birch Secy Adv.
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Guy Phillips
V. XM
C. E. Birch
Tokyo war crimes clemency claim by Hata on fliers
Field Marshal Shunroku Hata states Emperor Hirohito ordered clemency for captured April 1942 Tokyo fliers after three Doolittle airmen were executed in Shanghai. He recalls the executions and says Hirohito halted further killings, while noting Tojo’s wartime role and Japan’s oil-driven strategy amid U S tensions.
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Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Shunroku Hata
Hata
MacArthur
Shanghai
China
13Th Army
Shigeru Sawada
Army
Gen
Sugiyama
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Japan
United States
Hiroshima
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Hulce 66
Mrs Della May Hulce 66 died last night at Lawrence Memorial hospital after a few days illness. Her home was 330 Michigan Street. Funeral services will be held at Rumsey funeral home Thursday at 1 30 p.m. conducted by Dr Paul B Lawson. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by husband Irvin Hulce two sons Herbert Hulce Sonoma California and Eldon Hulce Overbrook three daughters Mrs Eva Mason Mrs Lula Phillips of Lawrence and Mrs Susia Hosler of Topeka 12 grandchildren and two brothers Orville and Robert Farmer of Lawrence.
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Della May Hulce
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Michian Street
Rumsey Funeral Home
Paul B. Lawson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hulce
Irvin Hulce
Herbert Hulce
Sonoma
Calif
Eldon Hulce
Overbrook
Eva Mason
Lula Phillips
Lawrence
Susia Hosler
Topeka
Orville Farmer
Robert Farmer
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Judge J B Wilson
Marriage licenses issued yesterday at the office of Probate Judge J B Wilson to Gordon Lowell Spurgeon of Baker Louisiana and Jean Freda Musselman of Lawrence. Also William L Bown and Evelyn Johanna Danner, both of Marshalltown Iowa.
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J. B. Wilson
Gordon Lowell Spurgeon
Baker
Jean Freda Musselman
Lawrence
William L. Bown
Evelyn Johanna Danner
Marshalltown
Fulton’s Cafe Change of Ownership in Lawrence
John DeWitt and Dan Dick, both Lawrence men, have purchased Fulton’s Cafe at 700 Massachusetts Street. Dick returns from nearly five years in the armed forces, and DeWitt has spent the past three years employed at the Sunflower Ordnance Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DeWitt
Dan Dick
Massachusetts Street
DeWitt
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Divorce Action Filed by Doris Robinson in Douglas County
Doris Elzina Robinson filed suit for divorce from Arthur W. Robinson in Douglas County District Court yesterday. The action seeks a legal severance of marriage and related relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Elzina Robinson
Arthur W. Robinson
Douglas County
Dean Lawson urges right attitude and democracy faith
In a Rotary talk Dean Paul B. Lawson of KU urges personal responsibility and empathy after war. He calls for tolerance, understanding opposing views, and teaching democracy in schools while criticizing overreliance on science. Guests include Theodore Astman and veterans honor a charter member.
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Paul B. Lawson
K. U
Dean Lawson
Two Wichita men charged in KFBI funds fraud
County Attorney Warnick announced a state warrant against Charles Theodore Johnson and Ralph Varnum for fraud and obtaining money under false pretenses tied to missing KFBI funds. Johnson already faced arraignment for defrauding KFBI, believed to total about $20,000. Varnum, a former KFBI merchandising manager, is charged jointly in the case.
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Wichita
P. A. Warnick
Charles Theodore
Ted) Johnson
Ralph Varnum
Wichita Advertising Club
KFBI
Johnson
Warnick
Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance Company
Varnum
Print Paper Cut Orders to Hit Ichita Eagle
Washington reports a new print reduction order against the Ichita Kansas Eagle for alleged newsprint quota overuse. The paper must cut print paper use by about 32 tons in Q4 1945 and by roughly 964 tons per quarter in 1946, after excess usage from late 1943 through early 1945.
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Washington
Ichita
Kansas
Civilian Production Administration
Mrs Arthur Peterson, 81, Dies in Emporia Car Crash
An 81 year old woman identified as Mrs Arthur Peterson dies in a car crash in Emporia Kansas on December 4. Police report no further details available.
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Emporia
Kan
Arthur §. Peterson
Kansas
City woman dies in crash on U S 60 near town
A city resident, 1, was killed today on U S 60 nine miles east of here when her car crashed into a tree, according to Capt. John Leutert of the Kansas state highway patrol.
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City
U. S. 60
Here
John Leutert
Kansas State Highway Patrol
Service veterans returnees and families listed in Lawrence
A series of World War II discharge notices shows Otis Crooks returning to his mother in Lawrence after 32 months in service overseas, joined by his sister and wife. other local veterans including John H. Richardson Lyman T. Wiley Mildred Belt and Elden C. Tefft are also mentioned with their postings, marriages, and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boaz
Crooks
Burbank
Calif
Japanese Officer Hottori Commits Suicide in Hankow
Lt Col Morin Hottori former head of Hankow police killed himself by poison on November 28. He had faced arrest over torture deaths of three American fliers last December and signed a confession before dying, according to the war crimes branch.
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Hottori
Hankow
Shanghai
Morin Hottori
War Crimes Branch
Army
Hattori
Yangtze
Baldwin Returns to America and Berkeley Home Visit
Colonel Karl F. Baldwin, former ROTC commander at the University, has returned from long service in Australia and is living with Mrs. Baldwin in Berkeley, California. A letter from Lawrence notes he injured his back backing out of a garage, but the injury is not serious.
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Set
Elden C. Tefft
C. &. Tefft
Connecticut Street
Moore General Hospital
Swannanoa
N. C
Pacific
Longview
Texas
North Carolina
Tefft
Leyte
Luzon
New Guinea
University of Kansas
Elden E. Williams
Europe
Dianna Lynn
Tennessee Street
San Antonio
Tex
FE. E. Williams
Barker Avenue
Charles D. Stough, Jr
Naval Service
Great Lakes
Ill
Maui
Naval Air Gunner’s School
Miami
Fla
Lawrence
Young Republican’s Club
Lt. Stough
Vermont Street
Vera
Cordley School
Karl F. Baldwin
America
Australia
Mrs. Baldwin
Berkeley
Calif
Baldwin
R.O.T.C
K.u.-Warrensburg
Charlie Black
Charlie
O’sullivan
Shradski
Russell Wiley
K. U
Phi Gams
Big Brothers
Pat Penney
KK. A
Kansas
Phog Allen
Perpetual Youth
Market News Markets at a Glance New York
Market at a glance reports mixed trading. Stocks show irregular activity with an early decline stemmed by rail recovery and bonds easing as rails, cotton, and mills buy. Wheat and corn mostly unchanged with slight moves while hogs and cattle rise, hogs near 14.88 and cattle up to 18. Ceiling prices noted.
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New York
Chicago
Livestock Market Report From Kansas City
Kansas City market notes show cattle strong to weak with varied classes. Prices cited include beef steers around 15 to 16.50 per hundredweight, hogs migratory gains and heavy volume with many buyers sparing at plant sites. Sheep bids low with few sales early and advance estimates for tomorrow predict higher cattle and hog totals.
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Kansas City
USDA
Cnad
Cattle Markets Mixed As Slaughter Classes Clean Up
Kansas City market notes show slaughter classes well cleaned up with steers weakish and other grades mostly steady. Feeders near steady with white face and mixed breeds at around 14.50 for stock cattle. cows and sheep listing varied with lambs at 12.50 to 14.10 and ewes down to about 5.25.
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Kansas City
USDA
Kuibe
Wheat and grain futures quoted in Kansas City report
Kansas City grain market notes wheat and corn futures with mixed bids and mostly unchanged prices for nearby contracts. The report lists No. 2 dark, No. 3 red, and No. 2 white wheat in various quotes, along with corn and oats prices and futures outlook. Also included is a brief Kansas City hay market update, noting eight carloads of alfalfa and prairie hay sales steady to firm on higher grades.
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Kansas City
Iss
Mio Maize
Prairie
Chicago Potato Market Report Dec 4 Potatoes arrivals and prices
Potatoes arrivals 64 on track 203 total shipments 1.016. Supplies moderate. Demand slow, market about steady. Idaho Russet Burbanks U S No 1s 3.0593.30. Colorado Red McClures U S No 12.60 2.85. Nebraska Bliss Triumphs U S No 11 85972.90. Minnesota North Dakota Pontiacs 2.00. Cobblers U S No 1 2.25. South Dakota Triumphs generally good quality.
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Chicago
USDA
Cobblers
U. S
South Dakota
Kansas City Market Prices For Eggs Butter Poultry
Kansas City reports Dec 4 AP market data listing eggs current receipts 43.8 cents, standards 43.8, quoted 31.3, butterfat 43 46, butter 21 477742 22, poultry items including heavy hens four pounds up at 21, Leghorn hens 17.5, broilers and springs 22423, pullets 33 37, roasting chickens 21422, old roosters 17, turkeys 32.9 34.9, young ducks 21, colored ducks 15 17, young geese.
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Kansas City
Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Grain and feed values include wheat at 1.57 and corn at 1.04. Butterfat shows No 148 and No 245. Poultry items list hens 20 and springs 22, ald cocks 13 and stags 16. White ducks 15 and colored dicks 10 geese 15. Hogs at 14.25 and eggs at ill.
New York Blocks The Day in Wall Street
New York trading began with a cautious tone as stocks opened with modest gains before uneven moves and a few price reversals marked the early session. Investors weighed economic data and corporate news amid thin volume.
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Wall Street
New York
Stock Market Closes Mixed Amid Industrial Salvo and Aircraft Woes
Recoveries in rails, aircraft manufacturing issues and mixed industrials pulled the market from early losses. Gains limited to a few names like Erie Canadian Pacific Southern Pacific and United Aircraft while Chrysler General Motors and other leaders eased. Volume stayed heavy with about 3.3 million shares traded, marking a busy close.
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Altho
Erie
Canadian Pacific
Southern Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Northern F Pacific
Great Northern
Lockherd
United Aircraft
Grumman Aircraft
Sperry
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Electric Power and Light
Western Union “A
Chrysler
General Motors
Lethiohhem
U. S. Rubber
Goodrich
Eastern Airlines
Pan-Americal Co
Montgomery Ward
Warner Gros
Woolworth
In Memoriam for Little Daughter N New Carline
In loving memory of our little daughter N new Carline who passed away one year ago today December 4. A pink rose in a garden noticed by all who pass by. Our darling who left us to dwell with the angels on high. Sadly missed by Mother and Daddy Mr. and Mrs. Carl L Beebe.
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New Carline
Carl L. Beebe
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First Presbyterian Church
F. E. Wolf
A. S. Orkenberger
Oklahoma
Robert Hargart
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Lyle O. Armel
U.S.N
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Wichita Eagle
S/Set
John H. Richardson
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Finance
Department of the Army
Paris
Kassel
Germany
Richardson
Boeing Aircraft
Doris Mitchell
Owen Mitchell
Lake View
Lawrence National Bank
Sergeant Richardson
Arthur Richardson
Lyman T. Wiley
Dodge Field
32Nd Infantry
Okinawa
Bryona Pence
Eudora
Small Gon
Lyman T
Mildred Belt
William Criss
East 18Th Street
Asheville
Army Air Forces Weather Service
Howard Bond Fox
USNR
Kennebago
Navy
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Kenneback
Houston
Canberra
Formosa
Catesby
Mildred Watson
Sunflower
City Hall
Kansas City Livestock
GhRalabg
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Enshing Monkeys
G. L
Lawrente
Goku Cethegy
Cash Grain
Kansas City Hay Market
CIA
At&s FE
Oyates Ag
Beth Steel
du Pont
Te Penney
Oeeterereee L Ly
Sears-Roeb Sm
Aoti
U S Rubber
U Ss Steel Aeeeeneeneet
WU Tel Aairs
Wilson & Co
Memoriam
Securite
S Inv. CO
Karl Kmeider
Mgr
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PIR Oral Singers
George Gershwin
Jaynawker
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