Soviet commission reports mass killings in Nazi camps
London dispatch: a Soviet commission says about 700000 people including Americans and Brits died in the Lwow extermination camp with Himmler directly involved. Another 200000 died at Janow. children were shot as targets. Reports cite Typhoid, mass exhumations, and gold recovered from ashes, with camps at Rava Russkaya and Borow cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow Radio
Lwow
Soviet Monitor
Janow
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Poland
Rava Russkaya
Himmler
Germany
Borow
Final reports close out 1944 Christmas seal drive
The 1944 Christmas seal drive ends with two final reports from Miss Jose Panasaensarasa Stapleton and Mrs. Carl Graeber on hill station and gas office, detailing sales of 488.98 and 184.25 respectively. Remaining reports total 3,161.85 toward a 3,500 goal for the 1945 Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association, with Mrs. Skinner urging timely dollar mailings before New York's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josepanasaensarasa Stapleton
Carl Graeber
Eugenia Henworth
X. Uy
Graeber
Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Skinner
Dougllas County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Seba Eldridge
Sid
E boats attack convoy off Schelde fails. two sunk
German E boats attacked an Allied convoy to Antwerp last night off the mouth of the Schelde river. The Admiralty said the battle lasted to daybreak with British ships repelling the attack. At least two E boats were sunk, two probably sunk, and five more damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Antwerp
Admiralty
Schelde
Tokyo Bombing Report From Radio Says Single Superfort Hit
The Associated Press notes Tokyo radio claimed a lone B 29 dropped bombs and incendiaries on Tokyo early today with another hit in Hong Kong. The broadcasts, reportedly on reconnaissance missions from Saipan and China bases, were unconfirmed when recorded by the Federal Communications Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Tokyo
Hong Kong
German-born soldiers denied or granted release from army custody
In Topeka Judge Walter A Huxman denied release for Theophil J Leonard, a German-born soldier from 1941, while Friedrich W Siering was ordered released for not taking the army oath. Leonard awaits military trial on articles of war charges. In Wichita, Ruth Hyde Ratliff, daughter of A A Hyde founder of the Mentholatum company, died in a traffic crash, the year's twelfth fatality.
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Topeka
U. S
Walter A. Huxman
Fort Leavenworth
Haxman
Theophil J. Leonard
Leonard
Friedrich W. Siering
Siering
Asst. U. S
Eugene Davin
District Attorney’s
Jelass Siering
Leonhard
Wichita
Ruth Hyde Ratliff
A. A. Hyde
Mentholatum Company
Richard
Christmas Guests and Travel Plans in Baldwin Area
Dr and Mrs Frank Gleason host a Christmas dinner with relatives from Ottawa Morganville and Baldwin. Elizabeth Pearson will visit Topeka then stay with Ruth Dister. Huey guests include Carl Wakeman and Mary Katherine Huey of Kansas City. Geraldine Dunn returns from Gridley to Baldwin. Ridgways head to Kansas City then Baldwin with Warner family. McIntyres host Christmas day in Baldwin with Balch. Bonebrakes visit Parsons for business. Lederers visit Parsons for holidays. Ames sisters travel to Kansas City to visit Miner R Pyles. Moore and Anderson with others plan holiday stay in Mrs. home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gleason
W. H. Lennard
Ottawa
Morganville
Harold Gleason
Kansas City
Charles Gleason
Baldwin
Elizabeth Pearson
Topeka
Ruth Dister
Edward Huey
Carl Wakeman
Mary Katherine Huey
Geraldine Dunn
Gridley
Lloyd Dunn
Robert Ridgway
Carroll W. Ridgway
Willis Warner
Robert McIntyre
Topeks
Parsons
J. W. Caskey
Nora Ames
Dona Ames
Miner R. Pyles
Donald Moore
Donna
Bill
Manning
George Anderson
Mre
Local families visit Baldwin relatives Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey and their daughter and grandson, Mrs. Benjamin Marshall and son Danny, of Kansas City, spent last Sunday in Baldwin with Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bailey, joining P. Sullivan and Miss Ellen Callan for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Sullivan
Ellen Callan
William Bailey
Benjamin Marshall
Danny
Kansas City
Baldwin
Charles W. Bailey
Christmas Visits From Local Families In State And Chicago
Mr and Mrs Frederick L Wood of Chicago arrive to spend Christmas with Dr and Mrs W C McConnell and family. They plan to return Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs K C Dodderidge will travel to Jefferson City Missouri to spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs Elmer Ott. Mrs G E Atkeson will go to Kansas City today to visit her son-in-law Mrs George E Atkeson Jr. Mr and Mrs Byron Cox and daughters Shirley and Virginia attend a family Christmas dinner hosted by Dr and Mrs F E Tierman of Topeka. Mrs Carl Schubert left for Blackwell Oklahoma to visit her parents Mr and Mrs W C Northrup. They recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Charles Jackman, studying at St Johns Military Academy Salina, returned home Tuesday for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick L. Wood
Chicago
W. C. McConnell
Howard McConnell
Doris
K. C. Dodderidge
Jefferson City
Elmer Ott
G. E
Atkeson
Kansas City
George E. Atkeson
Byron Cox
Shirley
Virginia
F. E. Tierman
Topeka
Carl Schubert
Blackwell
Okla
W. C. Northrup
Charles Jackman
St. John's Military Academy
Salina
Christmas Visits Extend Across Lawrence and Nearby Towns
Mrs F C Jackman and family join George W Kuhne for holidays while James Humphrey and Hannah Oliver visit Memorial hospital in Lawrence. Cpl Robert Gilbert of the air borne infantry plans a visit with grandmother Mrs G L Gilbert until December 27. Oliver DeWatteville family to spend Christmas with Mrs C L DeWatteville. Axel Olsen hosts sons families for Christmas including Herbert Olson Dale Olson and Ted Olson with Mrs Frank Burdick in Sapulpa. Mrs A L Tubbs is visiting Ottawa.
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F. c. Jackman
Fred G. Loxman
George W. Kuhne
James Humphrey
Junction City
Lawrence
Hannah Oliver
Memorial’ Hospital
Oliver
Cpl
Robert Gilbert
Air Borne Infantry
Camp Makali
N C
G. L. Gilbert
Alabama
Oliver DeWatteville
Marylu
Will
Tulsa
C. L. DeWatteville
Axel Olsen
Herbert Olson
Dale
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ted Olson
Frank Burdick
Sapulpa
Okla
A. L. Tubbs
Ottawa
Holiday visitors gather for Christmas at local homes
Mrs. Fred Rapp and family host Mrs. Op and granddaughter Mrs. Wyatt while Mr. and Mrs. Erwin J. Rice and children Susan and Kirke visit from Chanute to spend the holidays with Mrs. Rice's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Woodard. Hazel Henrick, government worker in Leavenworth, plans Christmas with her parents at 115 Connecticut Street. Elizabeth Apel hosts R. L. Backus of Guymon, Oklahoma, for the holidays. Warrene Spaulding of Evanston, Illinois, is the holiday guest of others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iting
Fred Rapp
R. E. Wyatt
Mr. Wyatt
Erwin J. Rice
Susan and
Kirke
Chanute
Rice
Emery Woodard
Rhode Island
Hazel Henrick
Leavenworth
Jo H Enrick
Connecticut
Elizabeth Apel
R. L. Backus
Guymon
Oklo
Warrene Spaulding
Evanston, Ill
Mrs. Mann Honored At Kansas City Reception
Mrs. Keith Mann of Haskell, daughter of G. Warren Spaulding, former superintendent, attended a Kansas City reception Thursday evening hosted by Dr. and Mrs. T. G. Orr in honor of their...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Mann
Haskell
Corlett Cotton
Kansas City
T. G. Orr
Miss Maud Arnett Visits Sister in City
Miss Maud Arnett arrives from McPherson to spend a few days with her sister Mrs. Ralph Collins. She will resume her school work December 28. Miss Grate Light will arrive to assist during the visit.
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Tom’ Orr
Goon
Local visitors arrive for holidays at family home
From New York to St Louis the holiday visitors include Mrs H Mo Light and Miss Naomi Light with Mr and Mrs Ross Howes arriving for the season. They are joined by Ilea Long and Mr Long and granddaughter Mrs H W Patton.
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New York
Mo Light
Naomi Light
Ross Howes
St St. Louis
Ilea Long
Long
H.W. "Patton
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First ‘National Bank
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Sunflower
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
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