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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1940
Page
4
Axis declares mutual commissions to bolster defense and collaboration
The Axis powers announce unified military, economic and general commissions described as teeth in their pact. The move, defensive in essence, signals readiness to prioritize defense as they face opposition from American policies and the prospect of a new enemy, chiefly the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Axis
French resistance grows as Berlin doubts Laval allies
Dispatches from Berlin say Nazi officials fear many French men will sabotage Laval’s collaboration. De Gaulle and his resistance group are cited as more representative of France’s future than Laval supporters who back the so called new order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pierre Laval
Berlin
Laval
France
de Gaulle
Security For Leases And British Possessions
Proposals to use British possessions in the western hemisphere as security for war equipment leases to Great Britain raise delicate issues. The plan involves not only territory but populations, risking shifts in allegiance. Some bases are already established and the United States has the essential needs, making additional population obligations potentially burdensome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Hemisphere
Great Britain
United States
New Office For Production Management Aims To Lead Defense
A proposed new office of production management announced yesterday in Washington promises an authoritative head for the American defense effort. The plan asserts necessary authority but the impact remains unproven and may amount to little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knudsen to Lead Defense Program If Real Needs Met
The text argues William B Knudsen should be the actual and nominal head of the defense program, contending that removing current production handicaps is overdue and necessary to meet real needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William 8. Knudsen
East Army Camp Construction Racket Reported
Reports from the east warn that the army camp building program includes a demanding union initiated fee. Workers pay but gain no job security, with layoffs following fee completion and new hiring starting again. The practice is described as an outrage within the defense effort.
Man Claims 300 Years Old in Turkey
An elderly Turkish resident asserted a 300 year age, drawing attention and an official probe. The investigation found the man to be 162 rather than century-plus, though no reason for the anomaly is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Oklahoma Party Secretary Sentenced for Criminal Syndicalism
The Oklahoma secretary of the Communist Party received a ten year prison sentence for criminal syndicalism. Brooklyn College graduate linked to the case, with New York legislative probes revealing communist activity among faculty and students. Oklahoma criticizes the Brooklyn College training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Oklahoma
New York
Brooklyn College
New York State
British Fleet Shells Valona Port in Albania
British Mediterranean fleet entered the lower Adriatic and heavily shelled the Italian controlled port of Valona Albania. The attack damaged the port vital to Italian defense against Greece and showed Britain’s freedom of action while Italy’s fleet has limited reach in waters Mussolini claims as his own.
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Adriatic Sea
Valona
Albania
Mussolini
Signor Mussolini
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Britain
Strait
Otranto
Italy
Durazzo
Bari
High Command
Ionian
Greece
His Majesty’s Admiralty
Congress to Revisit Logan-Walter Bill Next Session
Supporters and opponents expect the Logan-Walter bill taxing bureau rulings to face action again in the next Congress. It stalled this session amid claims it would disrupt administration, though it is seen as containing corrective measures worth applying.
Strange War Twist In London Psychiatry Fields
London psychiatrists sit idle as war eases. London neurosis estimated at seven percent of the population now has new concerns per Survey Graphic.
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London
Sunday amusements debate over indoor golf on Sabbath
City commission discussed Sunday amusements and indoor miniature golf with no action. Other items include home demonstration agent Elizabeth Ndle not seeking reappointment and various local social notices.
Russians Reach Bulgarian Coast Amid Balkans Slavic Advance
Twenty five years ago reports indicated Russian forces had landed on the Bulgarian coast, signaling a possible turn in the Balkan conflict as winter loomed and city officials warned that free gas for heating could end.
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Balkans
British Fleet Reaches Adriatic in Aegean-Style Feat
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes a dramatic British Adriatic advance past the Strait of Otranto. If Italy loses control of the Adriatic, the Croatian Balkans and Yugoslavia could offer Britain a strategic foothold for further operations against Nazidom.
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Adriatic
Italy
Albania
Balkan
Greece
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Dardanelles
Near East
Germany
Baldwin News Christmas Preparations and Local Events
Mrs Helen Deel arrived from Neodesha to spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs Samuel Reel. Dr H K Ebright and Mrs Ebright hosted a Topeka dinner honoring Rev and Mrs Frank Ebright who recently moved there. Music supervisor Anna Moore left for Oklahoma City for Christmas with her daughter and husband Marl Maxwell. Karl Kirker of Chicago arrived to spend Christmas with Mrs Kirker and children Charles and Kathleen. The Emery farm house burned after a gasoline engine exploded. Leroy Stoneking saved part of his furniture and insurance covered the loss. Sunday school at First Methodist will present a Christmas program at 9 45 am followed by services at 11 am with Dr James S Chubb preaching on Gods Care for Man and a cantata The Heavenly Message directed by Chester Moore at 7 30 pm. Church lights will brighten Monday evening and offerings for White Christmas to be placed on the altar. William M Clark Jr hosted a dinner for friends Betty Lou Christensen Betty Jane Wilson and Lester Horn Holmes. Delta Tau Delta student Holmes visited Friday. Kensington club met at the Bennett home with Ethel Watkins hostess. John B Ross and wife plan Christmas in Kansas City with cousins J C Long. Prof and Mrs Paul Kochan train guests for dinner Saturday with Prof and Mrs John Simons and Prof and Mrs Hiram Weld. Mothers Club Christmas party featured Dr James S Chubb talk and a program by thirty children directed by Mrs Bert Sanders. Mary Circle of W S C S hosted a luncheon at Mrs William C Rice home with solos by Virginia Marshall Mary Alice DeWater Winifred Dewey Eleanor Norwood and a review by Mrs Robert Sharpe and Miss Mildred Hahn. The circle will sponsor a box supper January 15.
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Helen Deel
Neodesha
Samuel Reel
H. K. Ebright
Topeka
Baldwin
Oklahoma City
Marl Maxwell
Karl Kirker
Chicago
Leroy Stoneking
First Methodsst Church
James S. Chubb
Lester Horn
Wayne. Holmes
University of Kansas
Delta Tau Delta Brothers
Kensington Club
Bennett
Ethel Watkins
John B. Ross
Kansas City
Mra
J.C. Long
Paul Kochan
John Simons
Hiram Weld
Mother's Club
D. R. Keller
Clifford Gaswint
Bert Sanders
Mary Circle
W.S.C.S
William C. Rice
Virginia Marshall
Mary Alice DeWater
Winifred Dewey
Eleanor Norwood
Robert Sharpe
Mildred B. Hahn
Flying south with Ronnie in pursuit of a captured autogiro
In a dramatic escape scene Ronnie Bailey and Wesley York chase a criminal band as a government autogiro lands and captures Girardeau after a frantic pursuit through desert terrain. The plane crashes, the bomb sight is recovered, and Ronnie and Wes confess their feelings as the tale ends.
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Andre
Lona
Ronnie
Bore der Patrol Autogiro
Lena Montoya
Girardeau
Starr
Border Patrol
Wesley
Wes York
Radio Programs and Counter Espionage Plot Unfolds
In a tense exchange, Ronnie and Wesley confront a web of spies led by Starr as secret plans tied to a bomb sight and radio cache are exposed. Lona and Girardeau face accusations of deception while a federal investigation probes German Asiatic ties and Japanese agents.
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Lena
Girardeau
U. S. Secret Service
Dr. York
Starr
Miss Ronica
Wesley
Planters
Rainbow, Canyon
Lona
Mr. Starr
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