Goebbels Warns Axis on Longer Harder War
Bern December 20 Goebbels in Das Reich writes the changed world picture demands a longer harder war Axis chances of victory remain strong yet no brught lightning marches are expected He warns of reverses but asserts Axis leadership will use opportunities Japan Italy cooperation evident in North Africa and Britain and America misjudged Japan
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Friends Cornerstone Laying Ceremony at New Building
The Friends church will hold a cornerstone laying at 2 PM tomorrow for the new building at 1601 New Hampshire Street. The service includes sealing memorial documents and a subsequent address by Rev. Lane Brady of Tonganoxie. A cantata will be presented during the day’s program.
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Violinist to feature in Festival of Humanity program
KUERSTEINER to perform the prelude of Christmas songs and assist with selections in the Unitarian Church festival Sunday at 11. Edgar Allen Haage from KU fine arts will sing. Jean Bartz plays flute. Léster Van Valkenburg is organist. Alice Sherbon Bauman choreographs winter solstice and Saturnalia scenes. The pageant traces Christmas traditions from solstice to Jesus birth across three episodes.
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Bus Rides Off Road Near Morehead Injures None Seriously
A Greyhound bus traveling from Kansas City to Tulsa left the road and went into a ditch four miles east of Morehead. All 27 passengers escaped serious injury with several suffering minor bruises treated by Dr. W G Norman, summoned by driver J R Hollingsworth of Tulsa.
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U. S. Congressmen and a Word Puzzle Highlighted
A newspaper puzzle page features a horizontal set of clues naming a U S congressman and related terms as well as a vertical list of word clues. The section includes references to a North Dakota figure and various abbreviations, measurements, and terms across multiple categories.
Red Cross Sewing Room Opens Monday Evening
Despite Christmas approaching the Red Cross sewing room operates Monday nights from 7 to 9 under Miss Ada Lindell with BPW support. Women welcome. room in Central building basement at Junior High. Urgent yarn donations sought for afghans and layette quilts using scraps and six inch knitted squares. A shipment of 22 toddler packs 2 layettes 34 skirts 8 dresses 3 shirts 42 girls gowns 35 sweaters 5 pairs socks was sent this week.
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Ada Lindell
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Science Book Ready for Global Distribution
Fifteen hundred copies of the forty fourth volume of the Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science were packed for worldwide distribution. Since 1852 the publication covers science research, with 36 papers in 1941, edited by Prof. Robert Taft and Dr. W J Baumgartner. Libraries at Hays Teachers College Kansas State College and the Watson Library KU handle foreign exchanges.
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Zoology
Theatre Attractions Show Holiday Run and Screen Pairings
The Jayhawker closes December 20 for installation of new projection gear. The program includes South of Tahiti with Brian Donlevy and Brad Crawford, Never Give a Sucker An Even Break with W C Fields and Gloria Jean, Tarzan's Secret Treasure with Johnny Weismuller and Maureen O Sullivan, Four Feathers with C Aubrey Smith and Ralph Richardson, Man at Large with Marjorie Weaver and George Reeves, Riders of the Purple Sage with George Montgomery and Mary Howard, and Burma Convoy with Charles Bickford. Free poultry and defense stamps nights appear on select dates.
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Burma
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Robbery suspect nabbed after Kansas City easing chase
Vincent Bigelow, a 23 year old bakery truck driver, helped police capture a robbery suspect in a $20,000 gold heist. A pursuing man drove into Bigelow’s vehicle, and later a stolen car was cornered in an alley before the driver escaped. Officials say Krause Refinery workers seized the loot including gold wire sheets foil dental shells and bars from the collision car.
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Japanese Planes Sink A Russian Freighter
Japanese planes bombed and sank the 4200 ton Russian freighter Perekop between Vladivostok and Surabaya Java. Eight crew members were killed, 32 rescued including the captain and three women. Seventeen planes took part in the attack. Official circles express surprise at the bombing of a neutral ship and warn of possible consequences. The ship bore visible registration mark and Russian flag from the air.
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To Keep Christmas Merry
Topeka date line reports Fire Marshal Clyde Latchem outlining six precautionary rules to prevent fires during Christmas. He urges not to use lit candles on trees and to check tree lights for faulty bulbs and short circuits, keep the tree watered, avoid placing it near heat sources, and ensure decorations are fireproof with packing material and rubbish removed promptly.
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Gift From Farmers and Bankers Life to KU School of Business
The Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance Company donates 100 to KU to fund insurance publications for the business school. Dean F. T. Stockton praises the gift as enhancing access to specialized reports and studies, with procurement via Spectator company and books stamped as Gift of the Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance Company.
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Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance Company
H. P. Lindsey
A Christmas Gift Subscriptions To Journal World
A Christmas gift subscription to the Journal World promises daily reading throughout the year. Contact via phone at 22 for details and delivery.
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Kansan Killed in Arizona Automobile Accident
Winslow Arizona December 20 Paul Schultz aged 18 of Beloit Kansas was killed Friday in a collision on U S 66 seventeen miles west A companion Bob Eilert 20 escaped injury.
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Great effort to promote insurance education amid wartime hazards
The note recognizes the need to educate the public about insurance as risks to life and property rise due to ongoing war. It stresses that informed choices can mitigate losses and protect households and communities.
Gasoline Fire Damages Three Buildings in Kansas City
A two alarm blaze fed by a gasoline trailer truck damaged three buildings on Southwest boulevard early today before control. Gene Huckings of Emporia suffered second degree burns while fireman Jack Bresnahan cut his hand leaping from glass and power lines flashed. Fire Chief John Lynch put damage at $2,000.
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Christmas Gift Stamp Sparks Journal-World Subscription Idea
A reader suggests stamping a Christmas gift for a former Lawrence resident and considers gifting a mail subscription to the Journal-World. The notion blends nostalgia with local news access and community connection.
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