General Saw War With Japs Coming Before Pearl Harbor
General George C. Marshall testified that a month before Pearl Harbor he believed war with Japan and Britain would occur if Japan moved into Thailand. He described memorandums on November 5 1941 and a London dispatch November 6 signaling the move, and noted limited wartime communications with Churchill and Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George C. Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Senatecouse
R.mich
Fon
Marshall
Jral
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Roosevelt
Thailand
Michigan
John G. Winant
London
Ferguson
Fire department called for chimney blaze at 2236 Ohio Street
A chimney fire at J. S. Montgomery home 2236 Ohio Street prompted a 4:20 PM call. No fire or damage reported. Shortly after, at 8:54 AM, smoke from a cold air shaft at 745 Locust Street triggered alarms, causing fear of a house fire. The University of Symphon Orchestra concert ranked 54 Maine Hoch Aud. Ride the mere dv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Montgomery
Ohio Street
Locust Street
University of Symphon Orchestra
Maine
West Gulf Coast Is Only Spot Escaping From Wintry Blasts
A vast cold belt stretched from the Rockies to the Appalachians with subzero readings across Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska Iowa Montana Wyoming Colorado and Wisconsin. Only the west Gulf coast remained mild while many areas recorded record low temperatures the 24 hour low included 18 below at Minot North Dakota and -18 at Big Piney Wyoming.
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West Gulf Coast
Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Wisconsin
U. S. Weather Bureau
Minot
N. C
Alexandria
Willmar
Minn
Ashley
N. D
Aberdeen
S. D
Mason City
Havre
Mont
Big Piney
Wyo
Pueblo
Colo
Sidney
Neb
Acean
Garden City
Kirksville
Moline
Ill
Chicago
Amarillo
Tex
Mercury
San Antonio
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Florida
Kentucky
Tennesse
Great Lakes
Upper Michigan
Great Plains
North Central States
Patton InJured. Status Critical After Auto Crash
General George S. Patton remains in critical condition in Heidelberg hospital after a neck vertebra fracture and spinal dislocation from an automobile accident near Mannheim. Army doctors report neurological signs unchanged while Patton stays conscious. Brig. Gen. H Carnes and Col. R G Spurling attend, with Mrs Patton en route from Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannheim
Germany
George S. Patton
Frankfurt
Patton
U.S. 15Th Army
Heidelburg
Here
H. Carnes
Gilbert Philllips
Louisville
Paris
Heidelberg
Hobart R. Gay
Bad Nauheim
Gay
Horace Woodring
Farmers Institute Night Meetings Moved to Liberty Memorial High
Deal Six county agent announced changes for the Farmers Institute night meetings set for December 13 and 14. Due to sickness at Haskell, students will practice in their auditorium on those nights, so the institute will be held in Liberty Memorial High School auditorium while day meetings remain at Haskell. Speakers include Dr R Q Brewster of the University of Kansas on December 13 and Dr N P Horn of Baker University on December 14, with performances by the Haskell and high school bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Institute
Deal Six
Haskell
Farm Institute
Liberty Memorial High School
R. Q. Brewster
University of Kansas
Oliver Hobbs
N. P. Horn
Baker University
Haskell Band
Board of Education to Hold December Meeting
The regular December session of the board of education will be held tomorrow evening at 7 30 at the office in the Liberty Memorial high school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High School
Stock Market Index Hits New High for 1945
The Average of 60 stocks reaches 77.1 points marking a new high for 1945 amid Saturday trading. The daily summary notes the 77.0 level observed earlier.
MacArthur Demands Swift Agrarian Reform in Japan
UNREST in Japan as farmers warn of rice riots without strong government action. MacArthur orders immediate land reform abolishing absentee ownership and directs swift action on agrarian changes. He also lists new war crime arrests tied to camps in the Philippines and Hong Kong.
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Tokyo
UPM
MacArthur
Japan
Akita
Tohoku
United Nations
Cabanatuan
Philippines
Wake Island
Banzo Mori
Canatuan
Inosuke Noma
Hongkong
Toshino
Wada
Sugamo Prison
Jinzaburo Mazaki
Agakage Okabe
Hideki Tojo
Koichiro Ishigara
De Gasperi Forms Italian Cabinet From Six Major Parties
Premier-designate Alcide de Gasperi announces a cabinet drawn from all six major Italian parties after a 16 day scramble. Only three ministers are new to the Parri coalition, with Mario Brosi Epicarmino Corbino and Ricardo Lombardi named in key posts as war treasury and transportation ministers respectively. The public works post remains unfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Crown Prince
Umberto
Allied Commission
Ferruccio Parri
de Gasperi
Christian Democratic Party
Parri
Mario Brosi
Liberal
Epicarmio Corbino
Treasury
Ricardo Lombardi
Action Party
Liberal Party
War
Navy
Aviation
U S Leadership Surprise to Nazis
German wartime intelligence chief Maj. Gen Erwin Lahousen gives AP an exclusive interview on Allied strengths. He ranks Eisenhower as a great planner and Patton as the top field commander while noting early US underestimation by Germany and contrasting Allied and Russian methods. He recalls North Africa Tunisia and political cautions shaping operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Lahousen
Rman
Lahousen
Start International Military Tribunal
Walter Canaria
Nuernberg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
George S. Patton Jr
Fone
Patton
Eisenhower
Tunisia
Wrone
North
Africa
France
Freezing Temperatures Set New Winter Low in Lawrence
Cold weather swept Lawrence last night and again this morning with a new winter low. Thermometers at Prof. C J Posey home 1315 New Hampshire street and at Kansas Electric Power Cameron Bluff station near the Kaw river recorded 12 degrees. The Gas office thermometer downtown marked 14 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
C. J Posey
New Hampshire Street
Kansas Electric Power Company
Cameron Bluff
Kaw River
Air Sweep Fails to Locate Fliers Off Florida Coast
Miami reports renewed air rescue efforts as 198 Navy planes and 24 long range patrol bombers search the Atlantic for crews of five torpedo bombers that vanished Wednesday. An army bomber had hinted at life rafts about 300 miles east of Melbourne, but later correction dashed hopes of survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Navy
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Atlantic
Melbourne
Erwin Russell
Free wrapping station grows at Chamber of Commerce site
The free community wrapping station in the Chamber of Commerce basement at Eighth and Vermont reports rising use as Christmas approaches. Frank Fitzpatrick runs the service, with Bruce McKee from the post office staffing daily to allow on site mailing. Donations to the Community Chest and War Fund support the service, which runs weekdays 9 to 5 30 and Saturdays 9 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Wren Filding
Eighth
Vermont Street
Frank Fitzpatrick
Bruce McKee
Post Office
Mar Sials
Packaroim
Cold Weather Forecast for Kansas With Sub Zero in Garden City
Topeka reports cold clear weather will persist today and tomorrow with highs near 28 to 32 and overnight lows from 10 to 20 across counties. Garden City logged the season's first sub zero at three below, while Phillipsburg stood at three above and Coffeyville at 15. Wichita recorded 38.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Garden City
Phillipsburg
Coffeyville
Wichita
Major Neal Wherry Visits Washington Family on Field Trip
Major Neal Wherry of the Selective Service in Washington D C visits his sister Mrs J L Woleslagel and brother in law at 939 Indiana Street. He toured California on government business and will return to Washington tomorrow. He will attend a Liberty Memorial high school teachers meeting and spoke at a Rotary club noon gathering. His daughter Mrs Robert Talmadge and her husband, recently released Navy lieutenant, also stay at the Woleslagels and plan to move to Kansas City for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Wherry
Selective Service Department
Washington, D. C
J. L. Woleslagel
Woleslagel
Indiana Street
California
Washington
Major Wherry
Liberty Memorials High School
Rotary Club
Robert Talmadge
Talmadge
Kansas City
Hutcheson Named U S Anglo American Immigration Panel
President Truman designates Judge Joseph C. Hutcheson of Texas as United States chairman of a 12 member Anglo American committee to advise on easing Jewish immigration. Sir John Singleton to serve as British chairman in a rotating arrangement. The panel aims to study immigration policy and related issues.
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Washington
Truman
Joseph C. Hutcheson
Texas
United States
Hutcheson
Fifth Circuit
Houston
John E. Singleton
King’s Bench
High Court of Justice
London
Workers Propose Security Plan in Ford Labor Dispute
United Auto Workers CIO propose a company security plan at Ford to discharge employees guilty of fomenting or leading unauthorized strikes and impose penalties on participants. The plan uses an umpire to judge guilt and requires union ratification. Labor officials note GM strike talks ongoing with government possible seizure power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers
CIO
Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
Unan
Richard Leonard
Leonard
Ford Department
International Union
General Motors
Schwellenbach
General Motors Corporation
Stolen Cars Reported In Two Neighboring Districts
Two green Chevrolet coaches were reported stolen yesterday afternoon. Gene Wright’s 1936 model with license 16 8133 disappeared from behind the Drake bakery at 4 40 PM. Charlton Bartz’s 1937 model with license 16 7319 vanished from the east side of Massachusetts street at 5 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Wright
Indiana Street
Drake Bakery
Charlton Bartz
Maine Street
Massachusetts Street
Returning Troop List Names on George G Meade John Erics on Argentina
The Associated Press reports the original passenger lists of ships arriving in the United States include Major David J. Harman Valley Walls on the George G. Meade docking in New York Saturday from the European area Pfc Soney A McManness 1416 Kentucky street on the John Erics son due today at New York from the European area Cpl Jimmie L Musselman 1023 New Jersey street on the Argentina docking yesterday in New York from the European area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
David J. Harman
Valley Walls
George G. Meade
New York
Pfc
Soney A. McManness
Kentucky Street
John Ericsson
Cpl
Jimmie L. Musselman
New Jersey Street
Argentina
Whic
Residence at Elmwood Burned Early This Morning
A story and a half frame house at 1818 Elmwood Street burned shortly before 1 o'clock this morning. The owner is Pfc. Jerry Powell who is in Germany and no one was home. Cause undetermined. Mrs Powell was not contacted today.
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Elmwood Street
Pfc
Jerry Powell
Germany
Paul Ingels
Powell
Chiefngels
Names Released For Two Fliers Killed In Training Flight
Norman Oklahoma December 10 The naval air station public relations office released the names of two fliers killed in a routine training flight Friday Ens Jesse Lee Upton Jr 23 son of Mrs J L Upton Douglas Georgia and Aviation Cadet Charles Agnatius Knott 23 son of Mr and Mrs Michael Knott Owensboro Kentucky
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Norman
Okla
Naval Air Station Public Relations Office
Ens
Jesse Lee Upton, Jr
J. L. Upton
Douglas
Charles Agnatius Knott
Michael Knott
Owensboro
Indonesians mobilize near Batavia as British bomb Tjibadak
Several thousand armed Indonesians were reported mobilizing in villages around Batavia today possibly for an attack on the city while British planes blasted the mountain village of Tjibadak fifty miles south of the capital. Prospective renters and home buyers are eager readers of the classified page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Tjibadak
New Fast Passenger Plane Ready Soon
Washington announces a commercial version of the DC-8 derived from the experimental bomber. Douglas Aircraft will begin production next year with a civilian model stressing economy and convenience. Top speed about 270 mph, 100 mph faster than the DC-3, carrying up to 48 passengers with roughly half the operating cost per passenger mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas Aircraft Company S
Ace Depec
Postwar Problems and Education Conference At KU
A one day session on Postwar Problems and Education gathers 150 educators and civic leaders at the University of Kansas. Sponsored by the National Education Association through its defense of democracy committee, Kansas State Teachers Association, and the University, the event outlines workshops and aims to align schooling from primary grades to college with national income, civic responsibility, intergroup understanding, and public health. Dr Harold C Hunt and Dr Richard Barnes Kennan lead discussions with about 140 leaders already invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
University of Kansas
National Education Association
Committee On Defense of Democracy
Kansas State Teachers Association
University
General Assembly
Federation of Women’s Clubs
American Asoiation of University Women
League of Women Voters
Farmer’s Union
Labor Organizations
Ab.ve
Harold C. Hunt
Kansas City
Richard Barnes Kennan
Committee On Defense of Democracy Thru Education
N.E.A
Washington, D. C
School of Education
Seed Growers School Invites Local Producers
Farmers growing or aspiring to certified seed attend a Seed Growers School at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce in the Wren building next Monday December 17 starting at 10 a.m. L E Willoughby Kansas State College speaks on school purposes. A L Cla secretary Crop Improvement Association discusses history organization and standards. At 1 p.m. Willoughby covers crop varieties and seed growing opportunities while Clapp outlines general measures for certified seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Wren
L. E. Willoughby
Kansas State College
Sch
A. L. Cla
Crop Improvement Association
Willoughby
Clapp
Miss Keeler to Solo in Kansas Orchestra Tonight
Anabel Keeler will be featured soloist in the University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra fall concert at Hoch auditorium at 8 p.m. Her piece is Concertstück for harp and orchestra by Pierné, with Dvorak’s New World Symphony as the major work. The program also includes Glinka’s overture to Russ ian and Ludmilla, Charpentier Esqu, and Tschaikowsky’s Waltz from the Nutcracker suite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anabel Keeler
University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Hoch Auditorium
Glinka
Charbrier
Tschaikowsky
Douglas County E Bond Drive Falls Short of Quota
The Victory Loan drive in Douglas County totaled 1 537 276 75 dollars or 101 276 75 over the county quota. Only 822 50 in Series E bonds counted locally leaving 210 177 50 short of the target for this bond type. Drive leaders urged continued purchases of E bonds through January 1 to push the county over the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Federal Reserve Bank
Vandals Endanger Lawrence Street Lights And Cars
C T Hough of the Kansas Electric Power Company reports withheld suspending lights in Lawrence have been released by vandals since Halloween. About 150 lights affected as chains are released, risking car crashes and electrocution from 2000 volt lines. Company will reattach to fixed cables but parts shortages delay full replacement. Residents urged to report lowered lights immediately by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Electric Power Company
C. T. Hough
Lawrence
Hough
Chang
Eighteenth
Tennessee Street
Grass fire destroys Great Bend Duck Hunters club house
A grass fire swept Cheyenne bottoms seven miles northeast of Great Bend yesterday burning thousands of acres of wasteland and destroying the two story frame Great Bend Duck Hunters club house which had stood for forty years and was unoccupied in recent years.
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Great Bend
Kas
Cheyenne Bottoms
Here
Duck Hunters Club
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