British Take War Into the Adriatic Coast Raid
British naval units penetrated the lower Adriatic from Durazzo to Bari and bombarded Valona with nearly 100 tons of high explosive. The Valona strike followed a night raid that sank or damaged four Italian supply ships at Bardia as Libyan operations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Adriatic
Valona
Admiralty
Strait
Otranto
Albania
Mediterranean
Altho
Durazzo
Bari
Italy
Bardia
British Press Association
Taranto
R.A.F
Naples
Adriatic Sea
Junkers
M. D. Pridham Wippel
Dunkerque
Ancor
Varona
Libya
Jet Air Arm
Lig
Innner Ace
Heav
No Decision Reached on Defense Commission Setup
Roosevelt told a press conference that nothing had been decided about revising the defense commission. The item notes Rostal’s December 20 date and mentions Journal-World gift subscriptions offering 318 gifts in one order with a gift card mailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostal
Roosevelt
Defense Commission
Journal- World
Phone
Ady
Axis Powers Set Up Commissions To Deepen Cooperation
Berlin Dec 20 Germany Italy and Japan established mutual commissions to run military economic and general cooperation across Berlin Rome and Tokyo in a move to implement the three power pact and deepen collaboration amid European and Asiatic wars. DNB reported the action as making the pact a living organism with potential for further consolidation of French politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Japan
Rome
Tokyo
DNB
Marshal Philippe Petain
Strugs
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Albania
FBI Probes German American Band Membership in U S Forces
Federal investigators examine seized Chicago records to determine if German American Band members serve in the U S military. A base leaf book lists 1600 to 2000 members in navy air force or marines. Names will be checked against naval and military lists for active service or discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
State's Attorney’s Office
Air Force
William S. Devereaux
FBI
Teutonia Publishing Company
Washington
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Jackson
Weather forecast promises mild Christmas weekend across Kansas
Topeka reports fair milder weather for Christmas shopping. Snow melts as temperatures rise with snow remaining in spots north and central Kansas. Surfaces will be muddy briefly, but fields dry by tomorrow. Highs near 50s. lows around freezing. Dodge City reached 49 yesterday. Topeka at 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
S. D. Flora
Northwest
Kansas
Piaces
Kan- Bab
Middle West
Dodge City
RAF Bombs Oil Plants in Ruhr and West Germany
The air ministry announced that the RAF, despite bad weather, attacked several targets in the Ruhr and western Germany last night. Concentrations were on oil plants and storage facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
London
R.A.F
Germany
Air Ministry
Young People Meet Union Group at Congregational Church
University students form Union Young People group will meet Sunday evening at 6 30 at the Congregational church. Prof. Allen Crafton of the KU dramatics department will read a play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Congregational Church
Allen Crafton
K. U. Dramatics Department
KU freshman pleads guilty in draft registration case
Alexander H. Dewey a University of Kansas freshman confessed guilt over failure to register under the selective service act. Judge Richard J. Hopkins deferred sentencing until January citing the defendant's conscientious objector stance. Dewey home Fairfield Connecticut, age 22, faces up to five years in prison and fines up to ten thousand dollars. A second man Lee Scott arrested at Erie for draft registration issues asked for leniency as he pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence pending registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Alexander H. Dewey
University of Kansas
U.S
Richard J. Hopkins
Fairfield
Conn
Lee Scott
Erie
Hopkins
Scott
Lawrence KU students raise food and toys at campus parties
Hundreds of cans of food and toys plus $20 were donated at trape parties hosted by Lawrence residents and KU students under the REN and union banners. About 750 students attended the KU Union event with two hours of dancing, music by Clyde Bysom and Clayton Harbor, and a turkey auction for $10.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Utetion Ren
Theil Union
Verl Bratton
Electa Kindlesperger
K U. Union
Clyde Bysom
Clayton Harbor
Co-Op Club Holds Annual Christmas Party at Hotel
The Co-Operative club held its annual Christmas party at the Eldridge hotel. Homer Allison as Santa distributed presents. Jack Sparling played piano and Rev. Harold Barr led in Christmas songs. The club plans to visit the County Home Monday to entertain and distribute gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Club
Eldridge Hotel
Santa Claus
Homer Allison
Jack Sparling
Harold Barr
Oldest Emporia Resident Harriet McKibben Dies At 108
Harriet McKibben, Emporia Kansas oldest resident at 108, died last night at her daughter's home. She came to Emporia in 1916 after living in Iowa and Nebraska. Douglas Nebraska was named for her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Harriet McKibben
A. E. Fisher
Iowa
Nebraska
Douglas
Neb
British Troops Surround Bardia For Final Assault
Cairo reports British forces have fully encircled the Libyan port of Bardia and plan a final attack on the town held by Italians. The RAF bombed Derna and targets around Bardia, with fires and explosions hitting barracks and transport sites. RAF says five Italian planes were shot down with no British losses.
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Bardia
Cairo
Egypt
Two Vessels Attacked by Sub Off Irish Coast
Two ships reported attacks by submarines about 450 miles west of the Irish coast. The Carlton, a 6,162-ton British steamer, and the 2,842-ton Norwegian freighter Varanberk were in the area. The Norwegen freighter was irradiated near 55.81 N, 19.25 W, with messages relayed by MacKay radio. Authorities note a pattern of Uboat strikes against British shipping in the zone, following a Wednesday assault on two tankers and a freighter nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
MacKay Radio
Carlton
C.S.T
MacKay
Norween
Varanberk
Oslo
Messege
R. Chapman and Sons
Newcastle
Germany
Preparations Made for Arrival of Husker Team
Nebraska coach L M Jones leads 88 Huskers set to arrive at 9 20 a m tomorrow in Phoenix for an eight day Rose Bowl stay. The team will scrimmage with Dixie Howell 39 Arizona State Teachers College and face Western Reserve in the Sun Bowl at El Paso on New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Dixie Howell
Arizona State Teachers’ Caller
Western Reserve University
el Paso
Tex
Ed Camp Elected Head of County Officials Group
Ed Camp of Topeka a Shawnee county commissioner was elected president of the Northeast Kansas County Officials association at the quarterly meeting. J M Sanderson of Douglas county was chosen vice president and F B Reeves of Brown county engineer at Hiawatha named secretary. The March meeting will be in Holton Jackson county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Camp
Topeka
Shawnee County Board of Commissioners
Northeast Kansas County Officials Association
J. M. Sanderson
Douglas County Board of Commissioners
F. B. Reeves
Brown County
Hiawatha
Holton
Jackson County
Germans See French Reluctance to Accept New Order
Berlin reports that the French cabinet reshuffle dubbed the putsch of Vichy shows an influential French group aims to scuttle any French German rapprochement. German officials say this internal opposition undermines hopes for a rap prochment between Hitler and Pierre Laval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vichy
Ork
Troops to Newfoundland and new Atlantic outposts
Washington reports a detachment of United States soldiers ordered to sail for Newfoundland early in January to garrison the newly acquired outpost. The move follows negotiations with Great Britain establishing seven other air and naval posts from Bermuda to British Guiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPH
United States
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Great Britain
Bermuda
British Guiana
British Raid in Norway Hits Bergen Oslo Rail Line
British bomber force struck the Bergen Oslo railway in Norway in an overnight air raid. The line is described as heavily used by German forces for multiple purposes, according to the air ministry report issued today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
London
Bergen-Oslo
Air Ministry
Mrs Flora Nicolet Dies Here Widow of Star Editor
Mrs Fiora Coombs Nicolet 75 widow of H L Nicolet longtime financial editor of the Kansas City Star died today. Her husband died in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Nicolet
Kansas City
Fiora Coombs Nicolet
H. L. Nicolet
Kansas City Star
Stock Market Index Rises Slightly in Latest Report
The average of 60 stocks edged higher by a small margin with notable gains in several sectors. Traders kept a cautious stance as daily turnover remained steady and market breadth stayed mixed.
Ohio State Coed Ends 40 Year Mechanical Engineering Gap
Mary Lee Wilkerson of Middletown, Ohio, graduates with a mechanical engineering degree from Ohio State University becoming the first woman in 40 years to achieve the credential. She plans aviation design and research, tested boilers, and studied welding, machine shop work, and thermodynamics while also learning to fly. She previously worked at Armco laboratories in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mary Lee Wilkerson
Middletown
Ohio State University
Mary Lee
Armco
Knudsen To Head Defense Production Office
President Roosevelt announced a new defense production management office to lead the rearmament effort and war aid production for Britain. William S. Knudsen will direct the agency with Sidney Hillman as associate director and War and Navy secretaries Stimson and Knox as the other two members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Defense
Britain
William S. Knudsen
Defense Commission
Sidney Hillman
Journal committee weighs adding federal reports digest
The editorial advisory committee of the Kansas Government Journal, led by editor John G. Stutz, considers including a digest of federal government reports. Attendees at the semi annual luncheon at Hotel Eldridge include Frank W. Mc Donald, Camilla Maichel, Albert B. Martin, and Kansas officials from Elk City, McPherson, Manhattan, Lawrence, and Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Government Journal Today
Frank W. McDonald
Office of Federal Government Reports
Topeka
John G. Stutz
Albert B. Martin
Camilla Maichel
Kansas
Kansas League of Municipalities
University of Kansas
Eldridge
Stutz
Martin
Misa Maichel
James Teata
Elk City
R. E. Mohler
McPherson
PJ Newman
Manhattan
McDonald
E. A. Briles
Stafford
Earnest Boyce
Lawrence
Welfare Office to Name Adoption Families This Christmas
Mrs. Mildred Watson welfare director announced donors may call the courthouse welfare office to be assigned a needy family for Christmas. The office maintains a list to ensure no family is forgotten and matches donors with preferred eligible households this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Office
Mildred Watson
Shop lifter captured by Lawrence shop owners
C. W. Pollom of Gibbs Clothing and W. G. Beougher of J. C. Penney seized a man described as a floater on East Eighth Street and delivered him to police. The suspect, George King, had a Gibbs suit valued at 22.50. He waived preliminary and was bound over to the February district court term with a 750 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
C. W. Pollom
Gibbs Clothing Company
W. G. Beougher
J. C. Penney
George King
East Eighth Street
King
Gibbs
Justice Court
Charles C. Rankin
Heavy Fighting in Albania and Greece Reported
Blazing ruins marked new assaults on Valona and Kironero as the RAF announced. Greek troops battled north from Palmero Bay toward Chimara and tightened positions around Klisura and Telepini inland towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albania
Athens
Valona
Kironero
R.A.F
Palmero Bay
Chimara
Klisura
Telepini
German plane sinks merchant ship off British coast
Berlin dispatch from the official news agency says a Nazi reconnaissance plane sank a 1,200 ton merchant ship south of the Isle of Wight off Britain's south coast yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
DNB
Isle
Wight
Britain
Grocers Study Government Food Stamp Plan In county
About 25 people including Commissioner James Black and Mrs. Mildred Watson heard how the federal food stamp plan would work in Douglas county. The plan aims to divert surplus farm products to welfare families through yellow and blue stamps and credit slips, with merchants and a revolving fund to be set up after new county officials take office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Black
Fred Kahn
Mildred Watson
Elks Club
Arthur Lawrence
Douglas County
R. C. Crowell
Kansas City
The
Surplus Marketing Administration
Wayne McConnell
Shawnee County
Topeka
McConnell
Norris Rees
North Topeka
Air raids on London bring shelters as attacks continue
Air raid sirens sent Londoners to shelter again tonight after a day of lone wolf strikes. The government said a small number of casualties and property damage occurred in the attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Christmas Gift Prompt Leads to Journal World Subscription
A reader notes a gift stamp suggesting a mail subscription to the Journal-World, referencing a former Lawrence resident. The remark blends holiday gifting with local news delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
The
Journal-World
Treasury Debt Surpasses Former Statutory Cap With New Notes
The Treasury disclosed the national debt rose past 45 billion dollars after a 530 million defense note issue and ongoing baby bond sales. Secretary Morgenthau urged raising the ceiling to 60 or 65 billion, citing defense needs and added borrowing power from Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Congress
Morgenthau
United States
Scrip Books Aid Guardsmen Before January Camp
One hundred nineteen local National Guardsmen received $1280 in scrip books issued by the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Bureau to spend on Christmas gifts before leaving for camp in January. Five dollar books with 25 cent coupons are available daily from 2 to 4 pm at the Chamber office, with a note promising repayment by March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Bureau
National Guard
Dinner of New England Society Held at Colonial Tea Room
The New England Sons and Daughters group plans a dinner tomorrow evening at the Colonial Tea Room preceded by a 6 o'clock business meeting led by vice president Robert McNair Davis. Officers include Prof C S Shilton president away, Mrs E M Owen secretary, Prof D Hooker Spencer treasurer, with committee members Prof Ray Q Hrewater Miss Kate Riggs William P Ames. The event lists members by state and a daily food allotment of five grains for Plymouth Bay colony winter. The program features Pilgrim Hymn, Emigrant's Hymn, musical interludes by Irene Peabody and D M Swarthout, and remarks on republican versus democratic government by Hon. Walter E Wilson.
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Sons and Daughters of
New England
Colonial Tea Room
Robert McNair Davis
C. S. Shilton
E. M. Owen
D. Hooker Spencer
Ray Q. Hrewater
Kate Riggs
William P. Ames
Edward Bumgardner
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Plymouth Bay
John FE
Bow‘s
Allah
Chadwick
MacDowell
Irene Peabody
D. M. Swarthout
John Greenleaf Whittier
Walter E. Wilson
Diamond Ring Surprise from Roberts Jewelry on Christmas
A gift of a diamond ring from Roberts Jewelry and Gifts brings extra thrills to Christmas morning. The scene promises a memorable moment as the heart lifts with festive anticipation and a cherished keepsake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts Jewelry and Gifts
Adv
Mobilization of 35th Division Begins Monday
More than 10 000 officers and men from Missouri Kansas and Nebraska will muster for a year of active training at Camp Hobinot Ark beginning Monday. Major General Ralph E Truman returns from Fort Benning to assume command. Sleep at home permitted in many cities due to inadequate armory space. Division staff depart December 28 for Camp Robinson. Kansas provides the largest share, about 4800 men. The unit expects to reach 22 000 strength within three months under the selective service act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Camp Hobiinot
Ark
Ralph E. Truman
Fort Benning
Camp Robinson
Shoppers In Home Stretch Before Christmas
Christmas shoppers braced for cold air as Lawrence cleared sidewalks and rose Nine degrees between 9 and 11 am. Post office traffic matched last year with an extra window easing lines. Wrapping station at 723 Massachusetts Street reports about 2000 packages wrapped to date and 80 sacks collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Post Office
Massachusetts Street
Virgil Leigh
PLAN FOR BASKETS BRIGMAN SEEKS 125 CHRISTMAS BASKETS
Salvation Army post commander Capt Olin Brigman says 125 baskets are planned this year 100 large for families with several children and 25 small for single or dual elderly households. He cites a 75 year old renter on $7 monthly and notes need for Christmas meals as neighbor helper departs. Lawrence residents expected to support in the days before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Brigman
Salvation Army
Brigman
Lawrence
Picture Show for Needy Children at Granada with John Wayne
A benefit matinee for needy children will be shown Monday at 10 at the Granada theater. Admission is one clothing item or food per child. The program includes The Big Stampede starring John Wayne, a color cartoon, and an Edgar Kennedy comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granada
Granada Theater
John Wayne
Five Day Extended Forecast For Missouri Kansas Oklahoma
Weather outlook shows above normal temperatures with mild conditions Saturday through Monday. Precipitation expected below normal with light rain possible by Tuesday or Wednesday. Gas Office records note yesterday’s high 42 and low 22, with year ago figures of 44 and 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Satuday
Missouri
Oklahoma
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