24 Dec 1940
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1940
Page
1
Cairo dispatch says British siege around Bardia tightens with reinforcements and heavy shelling while water for about 20,000 Italian defenders becomes scarce. The Italian air force resumes activity to defend the East Libyan base as observers expect a late assault to break the siege.
Five downtown churches the First Baptist First Presbyterian First Methodist First Disciples and Plymouth Congregational join for a Christmas Eve service at First Methodist at 10 pm Ministers will lead hymns scripture readings and devotions A volunteer organist Mrs Dorothy Enlow Miller leads a quartet of Mrs Millard Ireland Miss Minerva Davis Howard Wray and Joe M Williams with solos by Miss Davis and Mr Williams All are invited to attend for a religious service near Christmas Day.
Lyons reports the Kansas Coronado cuarto centennial commission aims to color public life in red and yellow to mark the 400th anniversary of Coronado's visit. Paul Jones says a bicycle rental agency will paint its fleet red and yellow next year and urges schools to adopt the theme. The 1941 Kansas motor vehicle licenses also appear in the Coronado colors.
Granada coffee shop offers a baked ticketni dinner on Christmas Day. Staff prepare traditional menu items and invite local patrons to celebrate with a festive meal. Reservations are encouraged as seating is limited.
An Admiral Byrd Antarctic party of four dog sled travelers races 600 miles from October scouting to reach Little America base camp for a Christmas turkey dinner. Dr. Paul Siple, base commander, says the team hiked at 20 miles daily despite a two day heat wave pushing temperatures to 32 degrees.
Ma Shannon learns from Dr. John Monroe that her heart condition may give her at most six months to live. She asks for the truth and plans to keep the news from her children until after a final family Christmas.
In Mountain Creek, Christmas bustle fills narrow streets with laurel lights and carols. Ma Shannon hustles through Davis General Emporium planning letters to her far flung children while navigating gossip with Dan Davis and plotting a hopeful reunion with Lydia and Sally.
Greek forces push along the Adriatic coast beyond Chimara with Italian retreat disorganized. Logara pass near Valona is the main defensive position as about 1,500 prisoners are reported including two blackshirt battalions. Italian naval bombardment and air attacks preceded the fighting.
Berlin reports German speedboats sank a 10 000 ton British tanker and a 6000 ton freighter near Britain's east coast despite destroyer protection. The high command says a short skirmish followed, with German craft unharmed as heavy Nazi bombers hit ships in a western Scottish loch and damaged several merchantmen.
Santa and the Co-Operative Club visited the county home last evening distributing presents to residents after musical numbers. Rev Harold Barr and his daughters Marilyn and Margaret performed songs while Jim Holyfield Newt Jerome played banjos and Marjorie accompanied. Dr R B Hutchinson acted as Santa Claus in this annual sponsorship event.
British warplanes bombed invasion ports Boulogne Dunkerque and Ostend in occupied Europe and attacked Ludwigshafen and other Rhineland targets. One crew member missing after a raid at sea. Meanwhile Nazi raids struck industrial northwest England, with evidence limited to Lancashire.
The Journal-World goes to press early tomorrow so staff may observe Christmas. The office closes from 12 30 to 4 30 o clock in the afternoon.
The index for sixty stocks stands at 43.2 after yesterday's activity. The figure reflects broad market movement with gains noted across several sectors. No specific company names or dates are provided in the readable text.
Berlin reports Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch told radio listeners soldiers are eager to meet the English and await the Fuehrer's command. He visited army units and praised high morale while noting the ocean can shield England only as long as it suits Germany.
Chile orders all strikes limited to ten days during the current war. Disputes after ten days to be sent to arbitration. Agricultural strikes barred until after the coming harvest. Note mentions Christmas Day chicken dinner.
Arthur B. Purvis director general of the British purchasing commission said rapid American output in 60 to 90 days is key as a pace setter for future arms. He pressed Treasury Secretary Morgenthau in Washington on intensified shipments of airplanes tanks steel ships and more. He rejected any notion of collapse and underscored weapons supply as central to the war effort.
President Roosevelt delivers a Christmas Eve radio greeting urging a voluntary path to a better world and a merry Christmas for children. He speaks of faith in the golden rule, unselfish service, and living by Christ’s spirit as the nation lights the capital tree.
Topeka December 24 A C Voelker director of the state motor vehicle division says more than 70 000 sets of 1941 license tags have been issued by county clerks since the start of the month Applications for automobile registration certificates are sent to the state office at 5 000 to 7 000 daily Voelker estimates 112 000 sets will be issued by January 1 compared with 87 000 sold last year big counties Wyandotte Sedgwick Shawnee Crawford Montgomery and Reno report fast incoming applications The deadline for purchasing tags without penalty is February 1.
A strong earthquake shaken across the northeastern United States and parts of Canada, felt from Ontario to Quebec. A Harvard seismograph noted similar intensity to the prior quake, with minor damage including a rare tile garroyle at the Peabody Museum in Salem and aftershocks reported up to Center Ossippee New Hampshire near the epicenter.
Topeka reports a mild Christmas forecast with all clear skies after earlier rain chances. Meteorologist S. D. Flora says southeastern Kansas will be warmer with southerly breezes and no sub zero readings, typical for a gentle holiday travel period.
A robin perched at Lynn Waldie’s window in Kansas City Kansas disrupted a night worker’s rest. The bird’s clamor substitutes for Santa’s sleigh bells amid a warm Christmas with temperatures in the 50s and 60s, making for an unusually mild Yuletide.
National guard units from Jewell and Haskell counties, mustered into federal service, begin standard army routines at the Armory. Medical staff screen recruits, sick lists grow with colds, and daily duties include kitchen work, instruction in nomenclature and field procedures, while men sleep on cots under pup tent halves.
U S Senator Allen J. Ellender speaking from Houma Louisiana warned that extending the neutrality laws to aid Britain could draw the United States into war. He favored aiding Britain within the neutrality Johnson Acts limits but cautioned against moving to full support.
London crowds display a Christmas Eve sign reading Christmas is 1940 years old and Hitler is only 51 He can't spoil our Christmas reflecting wartime morale and defiance in the city on December 24.
Generally fair conditions persist in Kansas with a rise in temperatures through Wednesday. Tonight remains mild for the southeast region and the approach of warmer readings is expected as the state trends toward midweek.
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