Japanese Advance and Fall of Nanking Reported
Panay bombing survivors describe chaotic conditions along the Yangtze as Japanese forces drive deeper into China. General Matsui reorganizes the Nanking campaign with field headquarters near Puchen and proclamations urge civilians to return home. Chiang Kai-shek vows continued resistance despite Nanking’s fall and loss of political and military significance.
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Japan
Padibas
Capial
Panay
Yana
Puchen
Wane Matsui
Nanking
Cap- Nice
Kiyoshi Honenats
Hase
Domeiman
Altagand
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nan
Naning
China
Charity Show At Dickinson Theater Saturday Morning
A charity show will admit a child with food or clothing donations to the Dickinson theater Saturday at 10 30 AM. All items collected go to the Salvation Army for distribution at Christmas. The feature is Wagon Wheels donated by Paramount with a Popeye short Hold the Wire shown as well.
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Dickinson Theater
Ito
Salvation Army
Log Cabin Grocery Robbed of 17 80 Cash Last Night
Thief entered the Log Cabin grocery and meat market at Nineteenth and Louisiana streets by unlocking the front door and stole 17 80 from the cash register. Sheriff Fred Vogler said investigation found no clue to the robber. Also reported is the loss of Harry Pulik's home near Brownsville to a recent fire.
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Louisiana
Fred “Vogler
L. R. Cook
Vogler
Test Your Knowledge Classified Quiz Questions
Test Your Knowledge poses seven prompts from a classified page. Questions ask for SEC chair, seedless orange propagation, a quoted sentence spelling puzzle, pinochle terms, Mary Garden, ethnology, and the capital of Puerto Rico with vague references to estates and ancestors.
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Securities: and ‘Exchange Commission
Mary
Eng
Asington
Alfred Philippe
Puerto
Power outages and ice disrupt Kansas campus and towns
Wires and ice caused multiple outages across the Kansas region. At Kansas City area stations, transmitters faced silence due to power trouble and ice on lines. Coffeyville attorney Harold McGugin spoke as ice impeded local broadcasts. University facilities reported water leaks from ice and clogged gutters, while underground power lines kept campus outages minimal. Precipitation reached 1.05 inches, with Emporia suffering heavy ice damage and downed poles.
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Vernon A “Smith
Anager . Io
Tonganoxie
University of Kansas
Bayles
Puildrize
Sethe
Spooner
C.J. Posey
Lawrence
Emporia
Massachusetts Street
Kansas Electric Power Company
Christmas meeting of The Co-Operattes scheduled
The Co-Operattes hold their Christmas meeting tomorrow evening at Mrs. Fred Jordan's home. A 6 30 dessert party will precede card games. The Zodiac club met yesterday at Mrs. L L Dyche's home where Mrs M E Rice reviewed English Countryside by Mary Webb.
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Fred Jordan
Zodiac Club
L. L. Dyche
M. E. Rice
Mary Webb
Visiting relatives and local updates prompt holiday gathering
Higley and daughter Beverly of Newton visit Mr. and Mrs. Burdick and children Leonard Bay and Kay Morris Oklahoma with Mrs. K Burdick Enid Oklahoma to stay with Mrs. Elizabeth Petrie and relatives. Jack Dunkley improves at Memorial hospital after several days. Mrs. Joseph J Phillips spends day in Kansas City.
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Bates
Higley
Beverly
Newton
Burdick
Leonard Bay
Kay
Morris
Okla
K. Burdick
Enid
Deaths and Funerals Lewis H Wallace
Lewis H Wallace age 68 died this morning at his home 1730 Ohio street. A retired post office employee of 27 years he is survived by wife Kate, two sons Lewis and Leon Frye of Lawrence, four daughters Irene Vaughn Martha Cheeks Eva Fishback and Ruth Hagan of Lawrence, one brother James Wallace and one sister Hattie Sparks both of Lawrence, plus sixteen grandchildren. Funeral services have not been completed.
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Lewis H. Wallace
Ohio Street
Post Office
Kate. Wallace
Lewis Wallace
Leon Frye
Lawrence
Irene Vaughn
Kansas City
Kan
Martha Cheeks
Eva Fishback
Ruth Hagan
James Wallace
Hattie Sparks
Democrats Will Dine at 100 Per Plate January 8
James A Farley, Democratic national committee chair, announced a Jackson Day dinner at $100 per plate after a White House conference with President Roosevelt. The fundraiser in Washington aims to cover the party deficit, with last year’s shortfall around 400000, now reduced to about 125000.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Democratic ‘National “Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Memorial High School Band to Perform Evening Concert
The Liberty: Memorial high school band will present a concert tonight on EFKU from 6 to 6:30 p m. The program includes Air Waves March Colby Street Scene Newman Holiday Overture Three Blind Mice and a Victory march. J DeForest Cline listed.
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The
Liberty: Memorial High School
EFKU
Qfarch
J. ‘Olivadoti
Leidzin Feenewaeeboee Aoveserneenseor Tomenonnreeree Catia
Colby
Newman Holiday
J. DeForest Cline
Lake View School Christmas Program Set for December 23
The Lake View pupils will present a Christmas program Thursday evening December 23. The public is invited to attend. There will be no community meeting at the school this month.
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Lake View
Acacia IA Lodge Meeting Notice
Acacia IA Lodge announces a Thursday December 16th meeting at 8 o clock to elect officers. Master Harold S. presides with John H. Parker as secretary. Members are invited to attend the session.
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Acacia IA Lodge
Niaf
Ws ‘Masterons
Harold S. Pres
John H. Parker
Seelyck dv
Christmas program shared by New York School children
New York School held its annual Christmas program with songs and dramatized scenes led by Miss Mabel Barnhart. Students from kindergarten through sixth grade performed tableaux and carols, while the Farm Bureau and local community members fostered related events and visits to Lawrence for Santa.
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New York
Mabel Barnhart
Maud
Ellsworth
Helen Andi
Hull
Ementine Swafford
Cecil “di Stough
Evelyn Thac
Local Notes From Lawrence And Kansas Kansan
An observer saw an insulated wire break near City hall and measure ice coated strands at half an inch across. A wise woman admits losing a bet about Tunney and Dempsey’s fights. they fought twice. Clarence Douglass receives a gold ring from the Omaha World Herald for all Big Six football, Frederick Ware selecting the team.
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Tunney
Dempsey
Clarence Douglass
University of Kansas
Omaha World-Herald
Frederick Ware
Woodlawn School Pageant Presents Christmas Night
About 75 Woodlawn students will perform in the third annual Christmas Night pageant on Thursday December 16 at 7 30 p m in the Woodlawn school auditorium. Patrons are invited to attend and view stained glass window designs created by the children in front of the Re Be fore.
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Woodlawn
Woodlawn School
Court Grants Divorce and Custody in Byron Sarvis Case
Judge Hugh Means in district court grants divorce to Doris Sarvis from Byron Sarvis. Custody of a minor child is awarded to the mother.
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Hugh Means
Doris Sarvis
Byron Sarvis
Valley Grove Farm Bureau Meeting Report
Mrs O Fiery and Mrs Shaw drove to near Ozawkie Friday and were guests at a luncheon at the home of Mrs Victor when the Fairview Farm Bureau unit met. Gift exchange was held. The Jefferson County Farm Bureau annual meeting was held at McLouth last Saturday.
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W! O. Fiery
R. D. Shaw
Victor
Fairview Farm Bureau
Ferson
McLouth
Lecompton News Highlights From Local Week
Local families gather for visits and holiday events including Lucille Hildenbrand’s Wednesday to Thursday gathering with Wilbur Hildenbrand and family at Stull. The Young Women's Christian Association hosts a Christmas party at the high school with gift exchange.
Black Jack pupils show perfect attendance and spelling
Black Jack school reports three months of perfect attendance with students Ruth Rew Frank O'Neil Jim Cavender Lois O'Neil Dorothy Kalb Wade Rew Joe Cavender and Billy Sheppard. Spelling perfection goes to Lois O'Neil Barbara Hays and Frank Neil. Equipment added in November includes basketball softball vaulting polo and jumping stands. Hot lunches begin with a cocoa spaghetti and cheese menu and more. Mr and Mrs Walter Scott spent Thanksgiving with James Workman in Emporia. A two room Paul ONeil farm house was moved to Braun district to replace the burned schoolhouse. A new building is expected next year. Vada Kew remains bedfast for weeks due to illness. Mr and Mrs Elton Vickers and others were hosted at Sunday dinner by Mr and Mrs Lester Alb. A birthday party for Oliver Neis' husband was held with cards and refreshments for Emery Mignot and others.
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Black Jack
Ruth Rew
Frank O’neil
Jim Cavender
Walter Scott
Emporia
James Workman
Paul O’neil
Braun District
Vada Kew
Elton
Vickers
Forrest Bell
Leon
Lester Alb
Oliver Neis
Emery Mignot
Burtle Breithaupt
Annual election of officers retains most posts
The annual election kept most officers in place with the exception of secretary. President Pearson and vice president Mrs. Henry Bell, treasurer Grice Hays, and Treneé Van Tries held posts as nine members and a guest attended. A Christmas gift exchange was planned for December 22 at Miss Pearson’s home with mystery pals to be revealed.
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Py Rhee I
Schen
Grice Hays
Treneé van
Schellack
Miss Pearson
Barbara
Dorothy
Lawrence Memorial High School
Black ‘Jack
Sin Baldwin
Leonard. Gillespie
Ottawa
Paola
Maurice O’neil
Harley
Dobson
Lawrence
Baker University
Beulah Bell Corn
Bar
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K. U
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Marthabeth Dawes
Ted
Een
Howard Price
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Barbara Miller
Jane
Maxine Lindley
Bob
Srrsererterermneece
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Shirley
Dene’ Stinnett
Tommy Jamies
Dorothy Hilt
Alexander Torrez
Kenneth Laughlin
Marvin Bailey
Marion Nutt
Billy Finiaefior
Ralph
McDougall
Shepherds
Duane Ogle
Richard Bradley
Donald Ousdahl
Mary and Joséph
Norma Jean Winters
Ronald Zinn
Donald Hopkins
Wenceslas
Vernon James
Jaqueline Tuttle
Joe Hickock
Glenn Reed
Pity Roberts
Elmer Martin
Darlene ‘Owe
Leonard Mayhugh
Oran Ogle
Eldon Johnson
Eugene Artman
Duane Wilderson
Candle lHehting
Farm Bureau
R .D. Shaw
United ‘Brethren Church
Della Weibel
Oskaloosa
Lawrence Wednesda
Santa
Merle
Halladay
Oqusdahl
Champion, Jr
J. Lawrence Moores
Olathe
C. A. Petrie
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Tulsa
Vanderpool
Will
Mr. Vanderpool
Lawrence Hospital
Guy Farr
Helpig
C. A. Jones
Farm Bureau Leaders
Pearl Martin
Manhattan
George Brown
Harland
Harold Skeet
Brown
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Virgil Groves
Arthur Ousdahl
Coffman
Tonga
Garner
Arnold. Walliver
Clarence Pierson
Weaver
Norge Company
Virginia
Wolfe
Anna
May
Draper
Joan Sisson
Doris Brewster
Betty Lou Fink
Helen Pierson
Marjorie ‘Olson
Roberta Kackley
Woodlawn Pageant
Valley Grove
Lecompton
Lucille Hildenbrand
Wilbur
Stull
Young ‘Womens: Christian Association
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Harold F. Summers
Chester Eichman
Frida
Change
Richman
Arthur Botts
Piente
Valif
Eichmian
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Puente
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Virginiaichman
Hileene Eichman
Topeka
Star
Glenn
Edna Moran
Evelyn. Botts
Land
Eichman
Boys and Girls Glee Club
Bud Dark
Detroit
Mich
Marion Lasswell
Lecompton High School
Washburn
Perry
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United Brethren Sunday School
Walter McClanahan
Dora Worley
Clifford Shaffer
Gladys H. Joway
Agutcrmpion
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Denny Gibbens Forenen
Wielder
cGut Hest
Unlaver
Les Boydston
Chic
Sulzen
Pauline Baughman
My. Pasley
Summers
Daisy Bair
Kansas State Music
Pratttsville, Ark
W. G. Holloway
Chicago
W. W. Burnett
Lawrence, Kansas
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Bowling and Bridge
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Tonite
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Fredric March
Leo. Carrillo
Jean: Parker
James Ellison
Otto Kruger
Robert Barrat
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Richards and
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Haden
Jesley Selander
Harry
Sherman
Flash
Dickinso
Stara
Kenny Baker
Leo Carrillo
Ella Logan
Zasu P . Silvers
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