Hitler Takes Command as Germany Seeks Decisive War Phase
Berlin reports Reichsfuehrer Hitler has assumed supreme command of the army after dismissing Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch from chief command. A military spokesman says the move aims to concentrate German forces for a front-wide effort, while Brauchitsch remains in active service. The change signals intensified leadership as the war nears a critical phase.
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A.P
Hitler
East Front
Brauchitsch
Gontmand
Fuehrer
von Brauchitsch
Japanese Attack IsLets In Force Across Pacific Front
Bombers hit Nichols airfield near Manila and Cavite naval base while a raid also struck the city of Baler and nearby targets. Submarines torpedoed the tanker Emideio and shelled lifeboats near California. Dutch and American forces claim more Japanese ships sunk in the East Indies. A Rome radio note claimed landings on Portuguese Timor’s New Guinea coast. A daughter reports her father John V Seees may return home by train from New York.
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Manila
Cavite
Baler
Payabas
MacArthur
Emideio
Agwiworld
California
East Indies
Borneo
Pacific
Rome
Portuguese Timor
New Guinea
Australia
Japanese Submarine Attacks Off California Coast
Navy reports a third submarine attack on U S shipping near California in the war’s first week. Lahaina survivors total 30, four crew dead. Samoa hit but no casualties. Agwi World reached port while Emidio shelled and abandoned. H M Story torpedoed near Santa Barbara but not hit. Samao arrived San Diego harbor after attack.
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California
Navy
Hawaii
San Francisco
Samoa
Agwiworld
Emidio
Eureka
Calif
Santas Barbara
Standard
H. M
Saint Arguello
Anta Barbara
Coast Guard
San Diego
Samao
11Th Naval District
OPM Contract Offices Reorganized in Kansas City Area
The Office of Procurement Management reorganizes distribution offices affecting 32 Missouri counties and five northeastern Kansas counties in the Kansas City territory. The changes were disclosed in a letter received by the mayor.
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Floyd B. Odlum
Odlum
St. Louis
Leavenworth
Johnson
Atchison
Doniphan
Kansas
Kansas City
Wichita
OPM
Missouri
Kansas City Territory
Pro grid draft action picks several college stars
In Chicago, two Kansas seniors Ralph Miller and Hubert Ulrich were drafted by NFL teams. Miller by Brooklyn and Ulrich by Cleveland, with Miller also on AP all-Big Six second team. The Bears secured Frankie Albert for negotiations, while other selections include Rayburn Chase Missouri, Jack Jacobs Oklahoma, and Bob Brenton Missouri among others.
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Ralph Miller
Hubert Ulrich
Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Miller
Cleveland Rams
Ulrich
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Chicago Bears
Frankie Albert
Stanford
Albert
Bears
Norm Standlee
Hugh Gallerneauj
Bill Dudley
University of Virginia
Pittsburgh
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
Deaths and Funerals John H. Moss
John H. Moss, 76, of near Richland, died yesterday at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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John H. Moss
Richland
Maxwell Faulkner dies in Texarkana construction accident
Maxwell Faulkner age 26, son-in-law of Ed Crumer of Lawrence, was killed yesterday in a Texarkana construction accident. He is survived by his wife Ruth Faulkner of Lawrence and his parents Mr and Mrs Delbert Jackson of Kansas City Missouri. Funeral arrangements are not yet set.
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Maxwell Faulkner
Ed Crumer
Lawrence
Texarkana
Tex
Ruth Faulkner
Delbert Jackson
Kansas City
Hitler poised for swift Mediterranean strike says UPA source
London sources report Adolf Hitler consolidating command and flagging a decisive move to close the Mediterranean. The plan could include an attack through Spain and Portugal or via Turkey to Suez, with possible combined air and sea actions from Greece and Italy.
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UPA
Aldolf Hitler
Mediterranean
Russia
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Suez
North Africa
Greece
Italy
Crete
Hitler
Europe
North
Africa
Sicily
Peloponnesus
Britain
United States
Red Sea
Egypt
Persian Gulf
Caucasus
Iraq
Kosov
Azores
Man Hangs Self in Osage County Jail After Overbrook Swindle
Ed Bradley of Chanute used the alias John Burr of Burlington to buy cattle at the Overbrook sale for 614 dollars. Investigators traced the cattle to Kansas City, and Bradley was arrested while collecting payment. He hanged himself in Lyndon jail days later.
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Chanute
Osage County
Overbrook
Bradley
John Burr
Burlington
Kan
Clyde Coffman
Kansas City
Coffman
Burr
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Osage County Sheriff's Office
Commission
Lyndon
Nativity Play Fills Haskell Institute With 2250
Last night’s performance of The Nativity at Haskell Institute drew about 2 250 attendees with seats filled and many townspeople at the afternoon show for students. Cars lined the grounds as spectators viewed the colorful annual production and the fighting display in the evening.
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Haskell Institute
Germans Sink British Carrier in Atlantic Report
Berlin reports a British aircraft carrier has been sunk in the Atlantic. A submarine under Captain Bigall torpedoed the Formidable class carrier of about 23 000 tons, according to an official broadcast recorded by AP.
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A.P
High Command
Atlantic
Bigall
Christmas Party At County Home By Cooperative Club
Residents of the county home enjoyed a Christmas party organized by the Co- Operative club and wives. Rev. Harold Barr spoke, banjo players entertained, Marilyn and Margaret Barr sang, and Santa distributed candy and gifts to all 37 residents.
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Harold Barr
A. E. Woestemeyer
Clarence
Wilson
Jimmy Holyfield
Newton Jerome
Clarence Stewart
Marilyn Barr
Margaret
Santa Claus
Santa
Ed Johnson
Lou Griffith
George Hoskinson
Walter Schaal
Lisle Eby
Tom Mason
Jim Holyfield
Barr
Marines Pvt Fred Broeker Sends Family Letter
In Lawrence Pvt. Fred Broeker of the Marines stationed in Hawaii assures his parents Mr and Mrs J F Broeker at 341 Lincoln Street that he is well. The letter passed censor on December 15. Brooklyn Dodgers line coach Mike Getto is due home tomorrow after attending the Bear Giants game in Chicago. Elmer Beth, chairman of the U department of journalism, will depart Saturday for Des Moines for the annual event.
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Pvt
Fred Broeker
U. S
Hawaii
Lincoln Street
Mike Getto
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mike
Chicago Bear
New York Giant
Chicago
Elmer Beth
U. Department of Journalism
Des Moines
Olson Bros Kitchen Sinks Offer Home Style
Why not dress up your kitchen with a new style sink estimates furnished See them at Olson Bros 934 Mass St Phone 515
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Olson Bros
Mass
Journal-World Notes Navy Sailor Letter And Conference Dates
The piece mentions Walter Wilbur and his wife Williamstown receiving news from their son Gordon a Navy seaman second class in the Pacific. It also notes a convention of the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism set for December 27 28 29. A reader proposes a Bible quote substitution involving Hitler and Job. The report concludes with the wrapping station counting mail bags totaling 142 last year and an ongoing tally this year with three days remaining.
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American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism
Walter Wilbur
Williamstown
Gordon
Pacific
Tin works destroyed at Penang island prior to evacuation
London reports the tin smelting works and powerhouse on Penang island were destroyed before British evacuation and Japanese occupation. An authoritative source says the scorched earth policy was fully applied at Penang with many other demolitions of goods.
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London
Penang Island
Britain
Malaya
Penang
Fragmentary war report quotes Singapore dispatches
A brief UK sourced note states that word of destruction came from Singapore. The statement followed London dispatches claiming valuable marks were left untouched.
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Doe
Singapore
London
Chanute Youth Louis May Missing After Pearl Harbor Action
Chanute Kansas reports Louis Hugene May missing after action at Pearl Harbor. Enlisted 1936, served as first class cook. Parents William and unknown mother notified. two brothers Lee and Everett also in navy. another son John recently discharged from cavalry detachment. Gift stamp hints at Lawrence connection.
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Chanute
Kan
William
Louis Hugene May
Pearl Harbor
Nar
Mays
Sapther
Lee
Everett
John
Card of Thanks and Friends for Kindness and Flowers
Mrs. Jennie Evans and family thank friends for kindness and beautiful flowers during our sad hour. Rev J H Williams adds family. We wish to extend thanks to neighbors for support.
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Jennie Evans
J. H. Williams
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