Hongkong Hold Defiance Despite Japanese Assault
British forces and Indian Sikh, French Canadian, and Western volunteers defend Hong Kong Island after dawn land and air attacks. Governor Sir Mark Young confirms ongoing operations and reports continued resistance despite rumors of capitulation. Sailors and civilians aid as evacuees leave Penang and reach Singapore aboard ships under a busy news umbrella.
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Hong Kong
Mark Young
British Colonial Office
Hongkong
Colonial Office
Crown Colony
Colonial ‘Office
Berlin
Mark
London
Tokyo
Hongkong Harbor
Red Cross Funds Stolen in Goessel School Break-In
Thieves broke into the Goessel school building and ransacked the safe, stealing about $200 in Red Cross funds. The incident occurred in Newton, Kansas, on December 20.
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Red Cross
Newton
Kan
Goessel
Union Young People Plan Monday Carolling
Members will meet at the K U Union building at 8 o clock for a Christmas carolling event hosted by the Union. The gathering aims to raise holiday spirit among students and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U
Navy reports enemy subs near Atlantic coast
Navy release says submarines operated off the Atlantic coast though no precise locations were given. It notes American patrols tracked subs via weather broadcasts and warns that weather news aided enemy operations. Also reports a U S submarine sank another enemy transport and Cavite in the Philippines endured a heavy raid with light casualties.
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Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Navy
Dakotas
Duluth
U.S
Naval Department
Cavite
Philippines
Eastern Pacific
Central Pacific
Far East
U. S
Harmony District Initiates War Relief Drive Start
Harmony district directors northeast of Vinland began the Red Cross War Relief drive by delivering 45 dollars to Harold Fisher county superintendent and drive chairman. They canvassed their district and began fundraising via cash and scrap iron rather than calling meetings to form local leadership.
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Harmony
Vinland
Red Cross
Douglas County
Harold Fisher
Edward Hadl
Howard Deay
Dale Crady
Faye Hagerman
Fisher
Unds
Hitler appeals for winter clothing for troops in Russia
Goebbels, reading Hitler's proclamation in New York, urges Germans to send winter gear for soldiers in Russia and elsewhere. He lists overshoes, blankets, gloves, fur lined clothes, sweaters, scarves and other items to sustain front line troops against cold during the war.
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Hitler
Goebbels
Germany
Russia
CBS
NBC
Wwe
Adolf Hitler
A Tree for Peter Debuts in Journal-World This Christmas
Kate S?redy’s short novel A Tree for Peter will appear in full in the Journal-World on December 24, following an October book release priced at two dollars. The paper notes the work as a family friendly Christmas story likely to join prior holiday features.
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Journal-World
Kate Seredy
Peter
World
Refunds on wheat quota penalties ordered in Kansas
Kansas county agricultural conservation committees were instructed to refund penalties paid by farmers for 1941 wheat marketing quotas. Officials said refunds may begin mid next month and could extend into spring for those sowing or feeding spring or winter wheat. The funds in Kansas exceed 4 million dollars.
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Washington
Upx—County Agricultural Conservation Committees
Kansas
Rees
N. E. Dodd
Western Division
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
A.A.A
State Agricultural Conservation Office
Dodd
Agricultural Conservation Committees
Chinese Troops Mutiny Against Jap Puppet Regime Near Chengchow
Chinese forces under the Nanking puppet regime mutinied near Chengchow south of the Yellow River on December 16, killing or wounding Japanese troops and later dynamited a section of the Peiping-Hankow railway. Fighting was ongoing.
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Chungkine
Japan
Nanking
Unseasonably Warm Weather Boosts Holiday Shopping Mood
Topeka reports pleasant weather for December shopping with highs in the 60s and a potential new local maximum. Dodge City and Ellis logged near record 65 degrees yesterday as forecasts call for continued clear skies and abnormal temperatures today and tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Dodge City
Ellis
Goodland
Fice
Lasm
Simvathscai
Kansas Bank Assets Report In September Figures
Fred Bowman secretary of the State Bankers association said 478 state and private banks and trust companies reported total assets of 239,077,157 as of September 24. Deposits totaled 209,100,577 while reserves were 493,965. This compares with last year’s 201,744,744 in assets, 172,817,000 deposits, and 544,038 reserves across 488 institutions.
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Kansas Bank
Topeka
Fred Bowman
State Bankers Association
Heavy fighting reported at Davao in Philippines raid
Allied communique says heavy fighting rages at Davao on Mindanao as Japanese troops land at four transports. Nichols field bombed lightly and Manila raids continue. Mindanao hold sought. Quezon appeals for US supplies and timely aid.
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Manila
C.S.T
Davao
Philippines
Betis Field
Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Army
Far East
Nichols Field
Manila Bay
Cavite
U. S. Far Eastern Command
Mindanao
Topeka Discontinues 4-A Draft Classification
Topeka reports Local draft boards will drop 4-A classification for selective service registrants and reclassify men to judge induction readiness. The 901 Kansans with prior military service are affected. 260 under 28 and 641 over 28. Ex servicemen with dependents or vital roles may receive deferment like other registrants.
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Topeka
Selective Service
M. R. McLean
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Navy Reserve Corps
McLean
Average of 60 stocks 36 Yes terday
Readable text notes an average of 60 stocks with a value of 36 for yesterday. The fragment implies a market tally or index reading. Specific company names or figures beyond 36 are not provided.
Reds' Offensive Saps Nazi Power Across Front
Soviet forces drive a grand offensive from Karelia to southern Ukraine cutting Axis divisions by over 40,000 in two weeks. In Leningrad sector 2,000 Germans slain and a railway station seized. Pravda reports 1,600 more Germans killed as 37,000 total killed or captured since December 7. Sevastopol battles continue with heavy German losses. Front-wide attacks extend toward Kaluga Klin Vyso koe.
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Moscow
Red Army
Karelia
Ukraine
Leningrad Front
Government Information Bureau
Communist Party
Pravda
Donets Basin
London
Crimea
Sevastopol
Perekop Isthmus
Kerch
Izvestia
Crimean
Perekop
Ruza
Moson
Rarussa
Kaluga
Klin
Kalinin
Vysokoe
Russia
Nebraska Decides Not to Renew Lyman's Football Contract
The University of Nebraska board of athletics announced it would not renew Roy Link Lyman's contract as line coach for next year. The board cited uncertainty over intercollegiate athletics and the best interests of all concerned. Lyman joined in 1985 under Dana Bible as line coach.
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Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska Board of Athletics
Roy
Link) Lyman
Athletic Board of Control
University of Nebraska
Roy William Lyman
Lyman
Nebraska
University
Dana Bible
Jap Planes Beaten by International Air Force Over Burma Road
In Burma road action at Kunming Changping today the international air force comprising American volunteers shot down four of ten attacking Japanese warplanes with no losses. Col Claire L Chennault commander of AVG led the effort, after four years in China as adviser to the Chinese air force.
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Tokyo
Honegkong Island
Singapore
Malaya
China Sea
Penang
Malay Straits Settlement
Yesterda
Patuners
U. S
Robert Streeper
Columbus
Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Erwin Rommel
Gebel Akhdar
Cirenaican
Derna
Mekill
Bengasi
R.A.F
Rome
Cirenaica
NBC
Chungking
Kunming
Burma
United States
China
Claire L. Channault
AVG
Louisiana
U.S. Army
Ninth annual Douglas county wolf drive planned New Year's Day
Plans finalized for the ninth annual Douglas county C P A wolf drive to be held New Year s Day in the territory between Pleasant Grove and Lone Star. Dr F G Hagenbuch is general chairman with Lawrence Leonhard as vice chair. Myron Dicker leads the refreshment stand. Boundary lines, meeting spots, and captain lists are provided along with safety rules and a note that all wolves will be auctioned to defray expenses.
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Douglas County
Pleasant Grove
Lone Star
F. G. Hagenbuch
Lawrence Leonhard
Myron Dicker
Lone Mile
Baldwin Junction
C.P.A. Committee
C.P.A
Ted Wacker
Wes Flory
Pleasant Grove Lode
Ed Sanders
Alvin McKinney
Lone Star Lodge
Chet Spray
Neal Banks
Barker Lodge
French Government Will Be Neutral in New War
Washington reports that Marshal Petain's government intends to maintain neutrality in the present conflict. French ambassador Gaston Henri-Haye confirmed to state department officials that France would stay neutral, marking the first official declaration of this stance.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Gaston Henri-Haye
State Department
France
United States
Red Cross Plans Under Way In Douglas County
Paul Moore regional Red Cross representative met with Judge Frank R. Gray Dr Lyle S. Powell and Dr R J Canuteson to synchronize Red Cross training with civilian defense. The plan trains first aid home nursing and nurses aides forming disaster squads with instructors to be qualified and volunteers called. An instructional committee will study applications at the Red Cross office and approve routine.
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Douglas County
Red Cross
Paul Moore
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Moore
Frank R. Gray
County
Lyle S. Powell
County Defense Organization
R. J. Canuteson
Watkins Memorial Hospital
K. U
Charles E. Banning
J. W. Murray
City Defense Council
J. M. Johnson
Eva M. Bourne
Canuteson
Gray
Kansas
Severa
Washington
San Francisco
Salvation Army seeks more gifts for Christmas baskets
Donations to the Salvation Army rise as captains report funds to furnish baskets for 125 families through Christmas kettles and headquarters. One club with no treasury gave 11.50, and 114 chickens were ordered at about 60 dollars to cover large baskets. A family of six case highlights need: unemployed father, pregnant mother, three girls, a boy, and missing clothing and toys.
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Salvation Army
Olin Brigman
Army
Chetopa School Records Full Defense Stamp Ownership
All pupils in the Chetopa Kansas school system now own at least one federal defense stamp making the district the first in the area to reach this milestone.
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Chetopa
Kan
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