Winter inflicts many casualties in Manchuria tour
Gen Tu Yu Ming leads a North China army inspection in Ghinhsien Manchuria as bitter cold and combat with Chinese communists produce many frost casualties. Vice Adm. Barley observes as American ships supply nationalist troops and the party tours a cotton mill, air depot, and looted Japanese bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghinhsien
Manchuria
Tu Yu-Ming
Chiang Kai-shek
North China
South China
Florida
Montana
Daniel E. Barkey
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Japanese Railway Administration
Yu Hsih-Chung
Harvard
Amerean
Mukden
Great Eastern
Shiremitsu Suzuki
Suzuki
Professor Yu
Arsenic and Old Lace at University High School
The senior class at University High School will stage Arsenic and Old Lace, a three act comedy, at 8 p m on December 18 in Fraser theater directed by Robert F Perkins. Cast includes Elizabeth LeSner Betty Stephenson Eleanor Wells Bob Moorman Lowell Ashby John Riling Whitfield Anderson Neil Tucker David Lawson Charles Krone and Richard Barlow with seniors aiding in producing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University High School
Fraser Theater
Robert F. Perkins
Elizabeth LeSner
Betty Stephenson
Eleanor Wells
Bob Moorman
Lowell Ashby
John Riling
Whitfield Anderson
Neil Tucker
David Lawson
Charles Krone
Richard Barlow
Ruth Litchen
Tue
Deaths and Funerals in Wichita and Battle Creek
LeRoy Smith of Wichita dies when his truck is struck by a passing train on November 10. He leaves a wife and two children. son of Rev. Ross Smith former Friends church pastor in Lawrence. Also funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Doty ARC niece of Elizabeth Huddleston proceed at First Methodist Wichita with burial at Oak Hill cemetery.
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LeRoy Smith
Wichita
Newton
Ross Smith
The
Friends Church
Lawrence
Mary Elizabeth Doty
Mary Elizabeth
Bess) Doty
ARC
Elizabeth Huddleston
Percy Jones
Battle Creek
Mich
First Methodist Church
J. O. E. Allison
Oak Hill Cemetery
Divorce Action Filed by Doris Estus in Douglas County
Doris Martha Estus filed a suit for divorce from Charles Henry Estus in Douglas County District Court yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Martha Estus
Charles Henry Estus
Douglas County
Marshall Plans Hawaii Defense Hearings Readied
Testimony before a committee highlights General Marshall’s role as chief of staff during 1939 1945. It questions war plans division responsibility for warnings to overseas commands and the Hawaii alert prior to Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Marshall
Army
Secretary of War
War Department
China
Truman
Gerhard Gesell
Leonard T. Gerow
War Plans Division
General Short
Gerow
Walter C. Short
Pearl Harbor
Representative Gearhart
R.calif
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Shorts
Marshalls
Stimson
Gerows
Short
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Sherman Miles
Armys Intelligence Division
Shorts Rep
Roberts Commission
Washington
Hawaii
Simson
Lawrence notes on local service and housing changes
Lt Josephine Klein returns from overseas to Lawrence after discharge from the U S Army Nurse Corps serving with the 82nd Evacuation Hospital in France and Germany Mr and Mrs Walter Kreck move into East Eleventh Street home with daughter Peggy Lynn Kreck will attend the University of Kansas next semester Mrs William Underwood improves at Memorial hospital Ruth Litchen of KU faculty sells 1680 Alabama Street moves to 1115 Tennessee Street Harbord Tuttle treated for eye infection at Lawrence Memorial Hospital now in Veterans Hospital at Wadsworth There is also a mention of the Too Late to Classify column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Klein
Lawrence
U. S. Army Nurse Corps
General Patton
Third Army
France
Germany
Walter Kreck
Pegey Lynn
East Eleventh Street
Double-Cross By Hitler Reviewed On Trial
The testimony revealed Hitler ordered an earlier directive and a second signed April 11 1989 about preparations for war against Poland. The reading showed the August meeting with Galeazzo Ciano, while Chamberlain warned Britain would aid Poland and urged a truce. Walter Funk was named, with a letter describing Reichsbank preparations for war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Poland
Galeazzo Ciano
Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Britain
Warsaw
Reichsbank
Walter Funk
Funk
Birth of Christine Frances Means in Charleston South Carolina
Society note reports the birth of a daughter named Christine Frances to Mr and Mrs Ralph K Means on December 4 in Charleston South Carolina. Mrs Means, former Helen Turner, is connected to the Turner family of 702 Maine Street and both parents have KU ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph K. Means
Christine Frances
Charleston
S.C
Means
Helen Turner
Guy D. Turner
Maine Street
University of Kansas
Navy Yards
K.U
Notable Lawrence Residents in Local Happenings
A Lawrence man notes three grandsons playing on local basketball squads and ponders passing duties. Art Supervisor Miss Maud Ellaworth had an article in Show Me Art. Hunters Bliesner McGrew Nevin limited quail west of Ottawa. A 35-pound bobcat was treed near the Wakarusa by dogs. West Point cadet Ogden Jones Jr reports Army Navy game crowding and lifting Joe E Brown and Frank Sinatra to view. Robert Gessner of NYU visited the University for motion picture instruction review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Ellaworth
Lawrence’ Public Schools
Missouri State Teachers Association
C. A.bliesner
Conrad McGrew
Harry Nevin
Ottawa
Franklin County
Charley Lancaster
Pennsylvania Street
Richard Giese
New Jersey Street
Wakarusa
New County Bridge
West Point
Ogden S. Jones, Jr
Philadelphia
Joe E. Brown
Frank Sinatra
Robert Gessner
New York University
Flashes of Life After You Cortland Deer Shooting
In Cortland New York two hunters John K Alama and Samuel Musici sight a deer and exchange lines before a shot ends with another hunter taking the deer. In Albuquerque a rent dispute shows chaos as a landlord evicts four families for a business site and one evicted tenant retaliates by buying a house and evicting the original renter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortland
N. Y
Albuquerque
N. M
George C. Taylor
OPA
Thief Nabs 10 Clothesline Pairs in Los Angeles
Betty Chamberlain reports theft of 10 panty pairs from her clothesline, raising the week's total to 25 across the area as police follow leads in the ongoing nuisance. Fur Trader Chicago reports a woman named Delphine Furtek once saved nickels to buy a fur coat and ended with 16 000 nickels counted at a Steel City bank, converting them to a $1 000 victory bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Betty Chamberlain
Fur
Chicago
Delphine Furtek
Steel City
Thanksgiving gatherings dot McLouth area in 50 year dinner glow
Locals and visitors share Thanksgiving at numerous homes around McLouth, including Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Edmonds hosting a longtime annual dinner. Families from Leavenworth Wichita and Kansas City attend, with relatives visiting from Topeka Baldwin Park and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Miller
John Willits
Ellis Harding
Harold Martin
Emily Martin
Elsie Martin
Melvin
Roy Hopkins
Ruth
Marie Hitman
Tonganoxie
Ellen Harris
Marie Hillman
Kansas City
S. Farris
Edgar Denny
Virgil Auchard
Lawrence
Joe Pimon
Baldwin Park
Calif
Florence Robinson
Hutchinson
Eldon Farris
Effie Denny
McLouth
Henry Dohrn
Lucy Martz
John Martz
Grant Woodhead
Max
Bates Chapman
Charles Sparks
C. J. Knox
Henry Fryhof
L. L. Davison
Earnest Gilbert
Edd Gatchel
Alice
Perry Werst
Robert Funk
Winchester
Thelma Ridgway
Leona Osborn
Leavenworth
Harold Sanders
Alma Sanders
Delbert Loff
Herman Watson
Clarence Laster
Carl Garner
Goodyear Tire Company
Topeka
Preston
Dallas
Tex
Clarence Seaver
Menlo Field
W. H. Edmonds
W. T. Edmonds
Thanksgiving Dinner Notes and Local News in McLouth
Families gathered for Thanksgiving in McLouth with multiple households listed. Local events included a Brethren church food sale, 60th wedding anniversary for Shelby McBroom, and a mock wedding. Jesse Lee Nickels began basic training in Oahu. Discharge news for William Bradford from Drew Field was received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Ray Lobb
Kenneth Edmonds
Kansas City
Francis Schwimm
Clarence Kell
Clarence Seaver
Esther Kell
Annie Lobb
Adair Edmonds
Jesse Lee Nickels
Army
Scheffield Barracks
Oahu
Gertrude Stout
George Lowman
Frence
Eldridge Hotel
Albert Wilkins
Pasadena
Califf
McLouth
Ladies of the Brethren Church
David Guyson
Charles McBroom
Topeka
Charles
Tilda Thornton
Los Angeles
Barstow
Calif
Santa Cruz
Robert Kerns
Chanute
Boyd Vogle
United Brethren Church
Earl Marks
Butler, Mo
Victor Edmonds
Oskaloosa
Earnest McHenry
William E. Bradford
Drew Field, Fla
Local notes from Oskaloosa Kansas events and honors
Residents attend welcomes and home moves. Cpl Ralph Burton visits family. Bridal shower honors Katherine Woods. Goss announce birth of daughter Cher Louise. Spielman family receives bronze star for John Garold Spielman’s death in Okinawa. Beatrice milk depot nears completion. Local visits and recoveries noted. O.E.S. district session and social events detailed. Christmas programs, church dinners, and missionary reports mentioned. Leonardo da Vinci noted for engineering ideas.
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Elias McClenny
Highland Park
Toneka
Ralph Burton
Sam Burton
Ralph
Kansas City
Lois Sloop
Grayson Happy Hour Club
Alfred Norman
Katherine Woods
John Goss
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Cher Louise
John Spielman
John Garold Spielman
Okinaway
S. H. Grice
Soleiman
Beatrice Milk
Shultz
Bob Hoskinson
John Hoskinson
Cora Boges
Lawrence
Elmer Weibel
Arthur Winchell
Mary Shoner
Worthington
Eastern Star
Viola Marcoot
Fae Rogers
Max Engle
Mav Ayres Crask
Gertrude Vernan Gourd
Florence Grant
Topeka
Margaret Webster
Ottawa
Ella Foust
Iola
Lala Haines
O.E.S
Nortonville
Oskaloosa
Little Sue Means
Dick Means
Nancy Means
Walter Means
Ernest Wertberger
Stevens
Amos Teech
Leane Lane
State House
Mary Roberts
Bethlehem
Mary K. Green
Presbyterian Aid
Presbyterian Missionary Society
D. M. Stevens
Belle Davis
Adona Bates
Phil Evans
Harry Bullock
Procran
Market News Roundup of Stocks and Livestock Prices
New York reports stocks higher led by steels and motors with bonds steady and rails improving. Corn and wheat flat amid rye weakness. hogs active but mostly steady to 25 cents lower. cattle steady to firm with top prices noted. Kansas City cattle and hog prices shown with range for steers, heifers, cows, and calves amid light trade and mixed receipts.
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New York
Chicago
Kansas City
USDA
Market summary of livestock prices and weights
Mostly ceiling levels good and choice 170 Iba and up. Sows mainly 13. Sheep 6.500 with moderate activity. Opening sales show killing classes steady to 18 higher. Wheat pasture lambs to shippers 14.25. Trucked in native lambs to packers 13.50. Wethers No. 1 skins 6.65. Aves 6.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
USDA
Livestock Receipts and Grain Prices Reported Kansas City
Estimated receipts show cattle 400, calves 200, hogs 1,000, sheep 2,000 with cattle and base unchanged and sheep active. Wheat futures and grain prices listed with bids by class, including No 2 wheat around 69 cents, corn around 1.29 to 1.30, oats near 77 to 79, and milo futures. Hay, potatoes, and regional potato varieties also detailed across markets in Kansas City and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wervencents
Kansas Clery Produce Kansas City Prices
Prices and market readings for dairy and poultry items in Kansas City as of December 5 showing butterfat, butter, eggs, and various poultry categories with quoted weights and price ranges. Listings include hens, leghorn hens, broilers, pullets, roasting chickens, old roosters, turkeys, and duck prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Clery
Kansas City
Egen
Local Markets Today Prices and Poultry Figures
Grash Wheat 1.57 yellow corn 1.04 Butterfat No 148 No 245 Poultry Hens 20 springs 22 old cocks 13 stags 16 white ducks 15 colored ducks 10 geese 13 Hoga 14.25 Eggs l.
Stock Market Rises to Highest Level in 15 Years
Led by steels and motors, the New York market today climbed one to more than two points on a broad front, reaching its highest average in 15 years as an inspiring extension of the upswing appeared to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steels and Motors
Inflation and wage policy talks lift market hopes
The report notes government cost-of-living figures stressing inflation and hints at price policies expanding. A key prop was revived strike settlement hopes after General Motors and the automotive union agreed to resume negotiations. Trading volume reached about 2,200,000 shares with U S Steel, Bemis, Republic Steel, General Motors, Chrysler, United Aircraft, and United Pacific leading gains while Santa Fe lagged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Automotive Union
U. S. Steel
Bemishem
Republic Steel
Chrysler
United Aircraft
Unics Pacific
Santa
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Hal Boyle
University High
Marilyn Rust
Bill White
Martha Grob
Alice Bean
Mary Maiden
Blossom Temple
Edward Dombek
Bill Keefer
Jerald Vausbinder
Woman’s Relief Corps
American Legion Hall
C. G. Bayles
Octet Club
Don Haines
Guy ‘Keeler
India
Margaret Lawson Cormack
University Club
Greenhall
Elmer F. Beth
St. Louis
H. Jan Cormack
Burma
Paul B. Lawson
F. H. Guild
Memorial Hospital
W. E. Baker
Eudora
Harold Lutz
Route Two
Theda Corrine Holmes
Bryan Holmes
Baldwin
Max Dean Kepple
A .R. Kepple
Hazel Bond
Iola Colvin
Miss Colvin
Mix Stollie
R. H. Wheeler
Ray Wright
National Society of New England Women
Lawrence Woman’s Club
Well
Mary Boyden
Leonardo de Vinci
Idaho
Beth Steel
Cent Motors
Chrysler Corp
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U S Rub
Steel
WU Tel
Wilson & Co
Wong Men
Wall Street
Karl Kreider
Mgr
Granada
OWL Show
Wlee
Leo Gorcey
Bob Burns
Pride OF the
Bowery
Great Lippincott
Evtre Weex
George White
Warner Choral Singers
Ang
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Iazel Scott
S the JuddAnr Sroay
George Germs
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