Russians Press West Of Moscow Amid Red Army Drive
Soviet troops push west from the Moscow defense arc to widen a 16 day counteroffensive near the capital. Aleksin is reported occupied as German retreat accelerates amid winter fighting and sparse German resistance. White helmeted Russians use snow camouflage while Berlin cites a positional war and withdrawals. Red army forces disrupt German armor with grenades and Molotovs as they secure Kashira power plant intact.
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Red Army
Moscow
Volokolamsk
Soviet Information Bureau
Aleksin
Chungking
Siberia
Manchukuo
Khabarovsk
Klin
Albert Keller
Aachen
Berlin
Germany
Vlasov
Kievo
Kashira
Deaths and Funerals for Crum and Bohnsack Women
Clara J Crum 73 died yesterday at daughter's Topeka home. Funeral Friday at Wall-Diffenderfer Topeka. Survived by husband J Ye Crum two sons H E Crum and J E Crum five daughters and numerous grandchildren. Caroline Bohnsack 90 died this morning at her Eudora home after four weeks illness. Funeral plans not set. Survived by six sons, one sister, one brother, 26 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Born Gorderville Mo October 12 1851. Came to Eudora area in 1884 with husband in wagon from Great Bend. Mr Bohnsack died 1907. Lived on farm until 1917 sold to Arthur Ott moved to Eudora.
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Clara J. Crum
Topeka
Wall-Diffenderfer
J, Ye Crum
H. E. Crum
New York City
J. E Crum
Junction City
Edith Allphin
Lawrence
Marion Haney
Clara Leal
Agnes Weir
Jane Madland
Mineral Point
Wis
Caroline Bohnsack
Eudora
William
Dan
Walco
Okla
John
Cass City
Mich
Gus
Herman
Emma_ Keeler
Cape Girardeau
August Neumeyer
Alta Vista
Mrs. Bohnsack
Gorderville
Great Bend
KU Students in Recital at Frank Strong Hall
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts students presented a 3:30 pm recital in Frank Strong hall auditorium. The program featured vocal pieces The Maids of Cadiz and Sapphic Ode, piano Sonatine, and ensemble works Quintet in C Major with listed performers Leora Adams Marvin Zoschke Donald Michel, John Ehrlich Glen Royer.
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Frank Strong
School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
Martha Dooley
Marjory Dickey
Warren Dorothy Mae Nelson
Nazi Armies Lose in Russia and North African Front
The report notes heavy Soviet pressure around Leningrad with Finnish lines breached and the red army attacking north of Lake Onega. British sources say Yugoslav and Greek resistance armies have linked up across southern Yugoslavia and northern Greece to fight the Germans in a unified campaign.
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Leningrad
Red Army
Lake Onega
London
Lake Ladoga
Hitler
Mesages
Europe
Yugoslavia
Greece
Japs Driven Back By Filipino Arms In Far East Action
Reported fighting around Hong Kong shows Japs forced back by Filipino and Chinese defenses as Manila Bay mine tragedy aboard the Corregidor claims about 500 lives. The ship, a former seaplane carrier, carried passengers to the southern Philippines.
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Kowloon
Hongkong
Far Eastern
Far East
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Jutland
Philippines
Lawrence High Football Players Receive Award Letters
Lawrence High School distributed 24 football letters at a special assembly led by Supt. Clifford Dean. Pat Green earned his fourth letter and received third team all Kansas honors, with NE Kansas selections. Wayne Hird and John Pickens were named honorable on the all NEA team. Letters were given to managers Bill Doane and Karl Kappelman.
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Lawrence
Clifford Dean
Pat Green
Kansas
Wayne, Hird
John Pickens
Bill Doane
Karl Kappelman
Stan Stockton
Don Clifton
Harry Cox
Fred Juedicke
Glenn Jessenden
Tommy Patchen
Clayton Stanwix
Kenneth Sperry
Warren Banning
Bob Green
Wayne Hird
Bill Lonnecker
Merle MecClure
Dick Patterson
Paul Penny
Charles Robertson
LeRoy Robinson
Jimmy Stevens
Bryan Sperry
Harry Stucker
Phil Cato
Everett Hill
Clifford
McDonald
Christmas Parties Signal Holiday Sendoff Across Campus
Tonight and tomorrow night launch two nights of pre holiday social events as students close out the semester. Fraternities Beta Theta Pi Sig Alpha Epsilon Phi Kappa Psi host parties with dates and alumni attendees while R O T C cadets hold a barbecue at the Lawrence Community building. A joint lodge installation at the Masonic Temple caps the events.
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R. U
Beta Theta Pi
Sig Alvhs
Betas
Phi Kappa: Psi Fraternity
Memorial Union Building
Puzzle crossword from historical page with many clues
A fragmented horizontal and vertical crossword list covering clues for words like Swift, male parent, musical note, sour, l air and many others. The grid references include city in Holland, various abbreviations, and multiple multilingual hints.
Reelection of Douglas County Farm Bureau Officers
Douglas County Farm Bureau members reelected at the annual meeting held at the I.O.O.F. hall. W. W. Gerstenberger was named president, Robert Jardon Baldwin vice president, and Mrs. Rose Weimer Kanwaka secretary and treasurer. Directors include Fred Hartman Lecompton. Mrs. Leslie Demeritt Clinton. Mrs. Fred Alford Grant. C. M. Hoover Marion. Willis Colnan Kanwaka. Mrs. Ed Johanning Willow Springs. Harold Chamney Waknasa. Jardon named county delegate to the state board of agriculture meeting in January with Charles Topping as alternate. Chamney appointed delegate to next year’s state Farm Bureau meeting. Topping won a $10 prize for tenth place in the eastern Kansas pasture improvement contest by the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
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Douglas County Farm Bureau
I.O
W. W. Gerstenberger
Robert Jardon
Baldwin
Rose Weimer
Kanwaka Township
Fred Hartman
Lecompton Township
Leslie Demeritt
Clinton Township
Fred Alford
Grant Township
C. M.hoover
Marion Township
Willis Colnan
Kanwaka
Ed’ Johanning
Willow Springs
Harold Chamney
Wakarusa
Jardon
State Board of Agriculture
Charles Topping
Chamney
State Farm Bureau
Topping
Kansas
Kansas City, Mo
Chamber of Commerce
Garland Landrith Named Alternate for Naval Academy Appointment
Garland S. Landrith Jr. was nominated as an alternate for appointment to the U S naval academy for the term starting July 1 by Rep. Guyer of Kansas. Landrith, a Liberty Memorial High School graduate of 1940, is a sophomore at the University of Kansas studying liberal arts. He earned high grades and participated in Hi Y and school music activities.
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Garland S. Landrith, Jr
U. S. Naval Academy
U.S. Guyer
Kansas
Guyer
Landrith
G.S. Landrith
Indiana Street
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
K.A
Garland Landrith
Summerfield
Liberty Memorial High School
Army Plane Missing With Generals On Transcontinental Flight
Washington Dec 18 The War Department reports an Army plane carrying Maj Gen Herbert A Dargue commander of the 1st Air Force is missing since December 12 on a cross country flight There were seven other aboard including five officers and two enlisted men Secretary of War Stimson said last sighting near Palmdale California and a crash or forced landing is suspected General Dargue a veteran flyer usually piloting his own craft Lisbon Dec 18 Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar has summoned the Portuguese national assembly for an extraordinary meeting tomorrow afternoon stating he will make an important statement.
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Washington
War Department
Herbert A. Dargue
1St Air Force
Stimson
Palmdale
Calif
Dargue
Lisbon
Portugal
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Christmas Lights At Haskell Institute Open Tonight
Haskell Institute will light its Christmas display tonight signaling the season’s start. Otis Perkins of 400 Maine reports a radiogram from his son first lieutenant Otis C. Perkins in Hawaii says he will write soon. The Bleakley community Christmas program moves to 8 o’clock this evening from the previously set date. Brooks Cafe at Seventh and Arkansas joins a free Jap meal service initiative with a controversial sign.
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Haskell Institute
Otis Perkins
Maine Street
Otis C. Perkins
Army Air Corps
Hawaii
Bleakley
The
Journal-World
Final Corn and Wheat Crop Estimates
Final estimates from the Department of Agriculture place the U.S. corn crop at 2,672,541,000 bushels and the combined winter and spring wheat crop at 945,937,000 bushels. Kansas yields are 14.7 bushels per acre with 173,092,000 bushels of wheat and 23.0 bushels per acre with 57,224,000 bushels of corn.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Market News Kansas City Cash Grain and Livestock Reports
Kansas City market roundup lists wheat and corn bids with multiple No. grade quotes and futures close, plus hay, potato and egg prices. Chicago reports show wheat corn futures across months, while Kansas City offers hay and potato market details and regional price ranges.
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Kansas City
Fragmented 1890s poultry counts and dairy note
OCR fragment lists poultry categories with numbers such as hens broilers and geese, plus a creamery butter reference. Specifics are unclear due to garbled text but indicate farm livestock tallies and dairy product mention.
Local Market Totals for Grain Butterfat Poultry Eggs Hogs
Grain prices show wheat at 1.10, new yellow corn 64, oats 44. Butterfat lists No. 133 and No. 230. Poultry quotes hens light at 11, 4 pounds 13, 5 pounds 15, cocks and stags 10. Eggs at 27 with pullet eggs priced by size. Hogs at 10.85.
Government Bonds Close in New York
Government bonds closed with Treasury 4s at 108.24 and 116.15 for 4s 52-47 and 3s at 110.25, reflecting market activity on December 18.
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Government Bonds
New York
USDA
Treasury
Wall Street Slight Recovery Helps Some Downtrodden Issues
The Day on Wall Street reports selective recovery after an early rout left leaders at or near 1938 lows. Losses eased after midday. heavy tax selling and limited war news kept bidders back, while improved war bulletins were offset by fears of Singapore and Hongkong falling. About 1,300,000 shares traded amid cautious speculation on broader government controls. Cotton rose late, up 35 cents a bale though off 10.
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Wall Street
New York
Africa
Russia
Philippines
Singapore
Hongkong
Three Monticello Students Return From Godfrey Visit
Marilyn Maloney Jane Miller and Sally Fitzpatrick returned yesterday from Godfrey Illinois where they are students at Monticello.
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Marilyn Maloney
Jane Miller
Sally Fitzpatrick
Godfrey, Ill
Monticello
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Lion Letters
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Swift
Egypt
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Robert Haggart
Olin Templin
William Allen White
Herbert Hoover
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Bankers Finance Inc
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Phone
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Mass. St
Stevenson Agency
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Vsstes
MARX
Mother’s
AML
Real Electric Irons
American Flyer & Lindel
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J.R. Payne
Rexall Drug Store
Tocevick Ry
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Graybar
Sunbeam Appliances
Tei Ol el Meal Ee
Kaw Valley Fuel Co
East Tenth St
Logan-Moore Lbr. Co
Eriksen Hall
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