Allied forces push toward Garigliano and Rome
British and American units report gains across Mt Camino and Maggiore as they breach mountains toward the Garigliano river and Rome. Eighth Army advances near Ortona while air forces strike Eleusis Tatoi and San Stefano as weather improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Orsogna
Adriatic
Algiers
Montgomery
Moro
Pescara
Transpeninsula
Rome
Morocco
Greece
Eleusis
Tatoi
Athens
San Stefano
Air Command
R.A.F
48 Hour Work Week To Hit Labor Shortage Areas
Washington reports the 48 hour week will take effect in most labor shortage areas by year end. Paul V. McNutt, head of the War Manpower Commission, says the policy has reduced the demand for new labor and replacements, with no large release of workers still employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Allies Hit Lower New Britain Coast Hard. Bougainville Advances
Allied bombers pounded the lower New Britain coast with invasion expected soon while American Australian troops pushed the enemy back on Bougainville and Huon peninsula. British and American air forces conducted heavy raids on Kwajalein and Cape Gloucester, with many ships damaged and enemy planes destroyed.
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New Britain
Bougainville
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Kwajalein
Wotje
Gilbert Islands
Southwest Pacific
Cape Gloucester
Dampier Strait
Solomons
Bonish
Kieta Haror
Car Carrying Snowbound Teens After Collision on Third Street
Frances Zwicky and Clara May Snoddy escaped with minor injuries after their 1940 Plymouth was struck by a Union Pacific freight engine and carried from Third Street to Fifth Street. Frances suffered a cut ear and facial stitches. Clara May lost two teeth and received facial and knee injuries. The crash damaged the car but not the engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altho
Union Pacific
F_ aces Zwicky
Clara
May Snoddy
Third Street
Frances
J. D.zwicky
Walnut Street
Clara May
William Snoddy
North Third Street
Fifth Street
Moon and Oaks Injured in Seventh and Kentucky Crash
Mrs. G. E. Moon of 1141 Kentucky street and Luke Oaks of Kansas City Mo. sustained severe head wounds in a motor car collision at Seventh and Kentucky streets around 1 40 pm. Both were treated at Memorial hospital and not deemed in serious danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Moon
Kentucky Street
Luke Oaks
Kansas City
Seventh
Kentucky Streets
Memorial Hospital
Smith
Evelyn Bertha Jones
Topeka
Smuts Flies Home After Talks With Churchill Roosevelt
Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts leaves Cairo by plane for South Africa after conferring with Prime Ministers Churchill and his president Roosevelt during meetings with Turkish President Ismet Inonu.
U. S. Planes Hit Indo China Targets
A U S air formation of P-51 Mustang fighters attacked Hanoi and Haiphong in Indo China this morning. The Tokyo broadcast via Domei News Agency reported by the Office of War Information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Indo-China
New York
P—Domeinhews Agency
Tokyo
Hanoi
Haiphong
Indo- China
Office of War Information
Men Inducted Into Navy From Local Draft Board
The local selective service board reports three men sent from here to Fort Leavenworth have been accepted for induction into the navy. Leonard Ray Holladay of 718 Ash Street Ervin Thomas Burgess of 1315 Haskell Avenue and Pete Louis James of 823 Pennsylvania Street comprise the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Selective Service Board
Fort Leavenworth
Leonard Ray Holladay
Ash Street
Ervin Thomas Burgess
Haskell Avenue
Pete Louis James
Pennsylvania Street
Stock Market Index Report Shows Slight Gain
The stock market index for 60 stocks rose to 48.7 on the latest close from yesterday’s 49, indicating a modest uptick in overall market performance. Investors watched broad activity across major sectors with cautious optimism ahead of forthcoming reports.
Ohio Guard Ordered to Aid Gas Strike Regions
Lt. Gov. Paul M. Herbert ordered Ohio National Guard officers to Painesville and nearby towns as a Diamond Alkali and Standard Chromate strike cut gas to about 60 000 people. Officials feared a critical halt without gas for heat and cooking while negotiations continued. Towns affected include Painesville Ashtabula Conneaut Fairport Harbor Willoughby and Geneva with thousands affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Painesville
Herbert
John W. Bricker
Ashtabula
Lake Counties
Diamond Alkali Co
Standard Chromate Co
Fairport Harbor
Conheaut
Fairport
Willoughby
Geneva
OPA Lifts Ban On Gifts For Christmas Baskets
The OPA announces permission to give rationed foods in Christmas baskets without stamps if donors surrender stamps when purchasing the baskets. Shoes may also be given under the same rule. This relief allows charities and individuals to donate to the needy during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Stolen 1941 Buick Recovered Near Topeka Home
A Topeka resident called Professor J. W. Ashton to report finding the 1941 Buick sedan stolen from in front of the Ashton home at 1105 Louisiana Street Tuesday night or early yesterday morning. The car was abandoned near the Topeka man’s home and papers inside identified the owner. Ashton planned to retrieve it this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Prof
J. W. Ashton
Professor Ashton
Ashton
Louisiana Street
Reds Make Gains On Russian Front
Soviet forces outflanked Znamenka and severed the Znamenka Nikolaev rail line. Sharovka fell as Vatutin’s first Ukrainian army pressed a mobile assault to threats on Krivoi Rog rail links. German losses mounted with 2000 killed and 84 tanks destroyed as the front held firm in mud and cold.
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Reds
Moscow
Red Army
Dnieper Bend
Znamenka
Sharovka
Pantaevka
Znamenka-Nikolaev
Krivoi Rog
Kirovograd
Nikolai Vatutin
Kiev
Chernyakhov
Vatutin
Altho
Berlin
Zhitomir
Kiev Bulge
Korosten
Dnieper
Transocean
Mire
Pripet
Berezina
Rogachev
Army Demonstration at University Military Science Building
The reception and open house Friday night will feature a complete gun crew demonstration of a 40 mm anti air craft gun with range finding gear. Lt Col McMorris announces class demonstrations, instruction methods, and supervised study hall. Visitors may tour, and dancing to ASTP trainees orchestra follows from 9:30 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Science
University
W. L. McMorris
Army Forces On
ASTP
Col. McMorris Urg
University Drive
Marvin Hall
Electrical Engineering
Paul B. Lawson
Elizabeth Meguiar
Gilbert Ulmer
Raymond Nichols
Dean Henry Werner
Lenny Davis
William Porter
K. W. Davidson
Ellender Opposes Rail Pay Hike in Senate Debate
Senator Ellender of Louisiana attacked a proposed eight cent an hour wage increase for 1.1 million railroad workers as a challenge to wartime cost controls. He urged Congress to postpone action, saying the move would erode government wage and price controls and set a dangerous precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kington
D-La
Ane
Senate
Ellender
War Labor Board
Nature
Truman
D-Mo
Fred M. Vinson
Congress
Recruiting Gains Noted In County Towns Contact Plan
Earl Ford of the U S employment service reports better than expected results from canvassing small towns Anderson Miami and Franklin counties. Eight men referred five confirmed with jobs including work for Hercules and a Washington construction post. Ford plans another visit the week of December 19 and spends five days bi monthly on the effort. Barnard notes the national war job shortage remains critical with 12 000 local and 7 000 Washington construction positions cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Miami
Franklin
Earl Ford
U. S. Employment Service
Lawrence
Douglas
Jefferson
Ford
Hercules
Washington
Harry R. Barnard
Employment Service
Barnard
Colorado Representative Dies in Washington, D C
Washington December 9 P Rep Lawrence Lewis Democrat of Denver Colorado died today at Walter Reed hospital after days of illness He was 64 native of St Louis Mo elected to congress in 1932 Lewis worked in Colorado business and journalism before practicing law in Denver from 1909 He served in field artillery in World War I His death was the seventh in the House this year and he was the only Democratic Colorado member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lawrence Lewis
Denver
Colo
Walter Reed Hospital
Lewis
St. Louis
Congress
Colorado
Field Artillery
House
Warning Against Solicitor Promoting Magazine Subscriptions
George Hedrick secretary of the Chamber of Commerce warned Lawrence residents that a young woman is soliciting magazine subscriptions in housing areas claiming funds fund nurse training for army nurses. Hedrick said the claim is false as army nurse training is free. the Chamber has not endorsed the solicitation and asks residents to report approached individuals to the Chamber or police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hedrick
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Hedrick
War Dept Allows Officers Over 45 to Return to Inactive Status
Secretary Stimson announced that officers over 45 not needed in certain categories may return to inactive status. These officers remain subject to recall if needed, as the war department adjusts staffing and preserves readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War Department
Stimson
Frasier Sculpture Exhibition Opens in Chicago
Bernard "Poco" Frazier of the School of Fine Arts presents a ceramic display at Chicago Galleries in Chicago Ill beginning today. The centerpiece is The Fractious One depicting a horse and is among his best known works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazier
Chicago
Bernard “Poco” Frazier
School of Fine Arts
Ill
Turks and Nazis Ready for Battle
Stockholm reports Turkey and Germany mobilized along the Turkish border facing Bulgaria and Greece with a border emergency and halted traffic. German divisions moved to the Bulgarian frontier while Turkish troops took positions as Balkan tensions rise and potential Allied actions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Turkey
Germany
Bulgaria
Greece
Bern
Switzerpan
Balkans
Svenska Dagbladet
Dardanelles
Russia
Ankara
Sofia
Southeastern Europe Information Bureau
Europe
Berlin
Balkan
Gestapo
Budapest
Social Demokraten
Kansas OPA Tests Rent Cases in Salina Supreme Court
Two OPA rent cases from Salina were argued before the Kansas Supreme Court. David Ritchie appeals district court demurrers in a suit to evict tenants Mr. and Mrs. B H Johnson, challenging the agency and its procedures as unconstitutional. Evanella Morrison and others seeks eviction of Mr. and Mrs. Louis P Fins for alleged nonpayment of rent. Salina city court lacked jurisdiction and district court dismissed for failure to comply with OPA notice provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Salina
Berth Alvin
Office of Price Administration
Kansas Supreme Court
David Ritchie
Roy A. Smith
B. H. Johnson
OPA
Ritchie
Evanella Morrison
Louis
City Court of
Smith
Spanish Falangists Apology for Insults to British Consul
Britain received a Spanish government apology for insults to the British vice consul and his family by uniformed Falangists in Zaragoza on November 15. Foreign Minister Francisco Gomez Jordana conveyed the apology to Sir Samuel Hoare with assurances the guilty would be punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zaragoza
Francisco Gomez Jordana
Samuel Hoare
Britain
Casualty Tallies in War Range Through December
Tokyo radio statement cites Japanese losses at about 159000 in two years of war with the United States and Britain, compared with 277000 American and 122000 British casualties in the same period. UPI noted Washington figures through December 2 put US losses at 126969, with most killed.
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London
UPI
United States
Britain
Tokyo
Washington
Commando Kelly Leads Kelly Brothers in War Effort
Pittsburgh's Lt. Charles E. Kelly, famed for using mortar shells as hand grenades and for single handedly repelling German attacks, is part of a seven brother military family. Neighbors note any one Kelly would rather fight than eat as the seven serve in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Commando Kelly
Charles Edward Kelly
Fifth Army
Irene Kelly
DADS ORGANIZING WAR DADS CHAPTER IN LAWRENCE
Local fathers and fathers in law plan to form an American War Dads chapter in Lawrence to support sons and daughters in service. S. L. Foster of 1106 Ohio street chairs initial planning with James E. Mecum of the national group present to outline programs. The national body began in Kansas City in 1942 and now has chapters in 38 states and over 5,000 Kansas City area members. The group emphasizes welfare for servicemen, war-time home front aid, and postwar veteran programs, offering participation to men whose children are in service even if not eligible for other groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
S. L. Foster
Ohio Street
James E. Mecum
National Organization
Kansas City
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Body Found Along Eudora Road in Ditch
John Sanders Smith a 79 year old resident living with his granddaughter at 1842 Tennessee was found dead in a ditch along the old Eudora road about a mile from Eudora. Coroner says death by exposure after wandering. Funeral set at Funk's chapel 10 am next Saturday with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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John Sanders Smith
Eudora
C. Rumsey
Smith
William Greene
Tennessee
Henry Smith
Lawrence
Douglas County
Olson Brothers
Funk’s
Oak Hill Cemetery
Two Injured in Lyndon Apartment Blaze
Fire at the McDaniel hardware and implement firm building in Lyndon injured Mrs. Herb Barnhart and her son Herb, a high school student, with noncritical conditions. Tenants escaped through heavy smoke. G B McDaniel could not estimate damages but expected the store to reopen tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon
Kan
UPI
McDaniel Hardware and Implement Company
Herb Barnhart
Herb
G. B. McDaniel
Tire Certificates Issued by County Rationing Board
The county tire panel yesterday issued certificates for buying 23 Grade 1 tires 30 Grade 3 tires 26 passenger tubes eight truck tires 11 truck tubes four implement tires and one used truck tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Rationing Board
Farm Bureau to Elect Officers at Annual Douglas County Meet
The Douglas County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at Odd Fellows Hall in Lawrence on Tuesday starting at 10 oclock. Farm Bureau units will host achievement day displays with twelve units participating and a report by Miss Dorothea Schroeder home demonstration agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Odd Fellow
West Eighth Street
Lawerence
Farm Bureau
Deal Six
Dorothea Schroeder
Douglas County
Friends Church
Augusta
Jeanette Hade
Evelyn Harrell
Elemer E
Sted
Fred Alford
Rollo Jeffries
America
Merchants Bureau Wrapping Station Extends Hours
Beginning tomorrow the wrapping station at the Jayhawker theater building will open at 10 a m and stay open until 6 p m with Saturday hours 10 a m to 9 p m The change aims to boost early Christmas mailing and wrapping. Bruce McKee notes lower pre holiday mail volume than expected and urges attention to local mailing procedures through the terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Pa
Bureau
Toda
Jayhawker Theater
Parsons
Bruce McKee
Post Office
Post Office Department
McKee
Snow Breaks in Oklahoma Northwest
Snow swept into Oklahoma's northwest while long rains soaked the state. Guymon recorded 0 inches of snow overnight with .21 precipitation overall. Forecast includes flurries in the northwest and a plunge to 25 degrees in northern Oklahoma and 35 in the south tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Guymen
Panhand's
Fire damages kitchen at Benny's Lunch on East Ninth Street
A fire discovered in the kitchen of Benny's Lunch at 6 East Ninth Street shortly after 11 last night damaged the north wall but was contained to the single room by the fire department. Officials believe defective wiring behind the electric refrigerator started the blaze. Benny Howard operates the restaurant which was not open today.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Liberal
Ulysses
Elkhart
Garden City
Tribune
Ashland
Syracuse
Goodland
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Wichita
State Highway Department
Benny
East Ninth Street
Benny Howard
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Hideri Tojo
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Marshall Islands
Hawaii
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Foreign Office
Supreme Court
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