Truman blocks USES return to state control
Washington reports a new clash between President Truman and Congress over federal control of the U S employment service. Truman issued a pocket veto keeping USES with federal administration for now, arguing state control would slow re employment efforts. Lawmakers plan quick action to repeal federal oversight after holidays.
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Washington
LPI
Truman
Congress
U. S
Canitol Hill
House Appropriations Committee
Lucas
Reed
Roosevelt
Senate
Horse
Truman to light White House Christmas tree and address nation
President Truman plans a 4 p.m. CST lighting of the National Christmas tree on the White House south lawn followed by a nationwide radio address. He will fly to Missouri tomorrow to join his family in Independence and return to Washington Friday.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
White House
Marine Band
Jeremy Jackson
Ann Miller
Independence
Margaret
Kansas City
Ice Causes Wire Trouble for Local Firms
Ice and freezing rain began to burden wires for Southwestern Bell Telephone and Kansas Electric Power around noon. Toll lines between Lawrence and Topeka and Lawrence and Ottawa developed faults as lines broke in town and crews worked to repair the outages.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas Electric Over Company
Lawrence
Topeka
Ottawa
R E.P
Two Reappointed Topeka Forestry Fish and Game Board
Governor Schoeppel reappointed Harry F. Lutz of Sharon Springs and Charles Hassig of Kansas City to the Kansas forestry fish and game commission. Their terms run until December 31 1949.
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Topeka
UMI
Harry F. Lutz
Sharon Springs
Charles Hassig
Kansas City
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Separation center gets no holiday
Ft Leavenworth Kansas December 24 The separation center will maintain a full schedule to speed the return of servicemen to civilian life 800 officers at the Command and General Staff School began Christmas leaves and will return January 4 Enlisted men and women in maintenance and supply will also be off duty The War Department personnel center and others necessary to post operations will stay on duty
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Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Separation Center
Command and General Staff School
War Department Personnel Center
Sheriff's Office
Maybe Next Christmas 3 Reprinted By The Journal-World
Ma Shannon faces a terminal illness as Christmas nears and Doctor Monroe explains she has months. She plans to reveal the truth to her family only after they are home for the holiday, hoping for a peaceful final season. Mountain Creek decor and Yuletide scenes frame the drama of a last Christmas.
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Ma Shannon
Dr. Monroe
Woma
John Monroe
Johnny
Sally
Robert Taylor
Santa Claus
Christmas at Davis General Emporium and Post Office
At Holton’s store in Mountain Creek the holiday chaos blends carols and chatter with Christmas rush. Ma writes carefully crafted letters to her distant children, Lydia in New York and Kenneth, while Ma and Dan Davis share a flirtatious, teasing rapport amid family plans and shop talk. The piece sketches a warm, bustling Christmas scene and family dynamics.
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Holton
Salvation Army
Santa Claus
Davis’ General Emporium
Dan Davis
Maggie Davis
Dan
Mountain Creek
Aunt Millie
Lydia
Four New American Cardinals Named by Pope Pius XII
Vatican City Dec 24 Pope Pius XII in a world broadcast urged salesmen to banish hate vengeance and dishonest competition from political and economic conferences as he announced 32 new cardinals including four from the United States six from Latin America and one each from Canada China and Australia The U S cardinal selections raise the American total to five for the first time Archbishop Francis Spellman Archbishop Samuel Stretch Archbishop Edward Mooney and Archbishop John Glennon were named joining Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia The announcement signals a shift away from an Italian majority in the 70 member college with only four Italians named among the new appointees The Pope lamented world hatred and devastation and called for a return to Christian norms while condemning totalitarianism He urged repatriation of prisoners of war still awaiting homecoming and noted the universality of the church in naming the new cardinals The pontiff spoke 87 minutes starting at 10 a m CST.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
United States
Latin America
Canada
China
Australia
Sacred College of Cardinals
Francis J. Spellman
New York
Samuel A. Stretch
Chicago
Edward Mooney
Detroit
John J.glennon
Stuis
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Junction City Family Plans Big Christmas Party
Junction City Kansas December 24 CP John H Jansen age 69 a carpenter plans the largest Christmas celebration of his life for seven of his eight sons in service home for five and the sixth still in Germany Lt Anthony H Jansen remains with occup national forces in Germany five sons home include Earl Alfred J Clarence Raymond Edward John Jansen and Louie A with stations Pecos and Fort McPherson among others the army adjutant general and Kansas congressmen aided in securing furloughs.
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Junction City
Kan
John H. Jansen
Jansen
Army
Adjutant General
Kansas
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Anthony H. Jansen
Germany
Earl
Alfred J
Clarence
Fort McPherson
Raymond
E Edward
John J
Pacific
Louie A
Pecos
Tex
Anonymous $20,000 gift funds KU housing plan
The University of Kansas received a $20,000 anonymous gift acknowledged by Chancellor Deane W. Malott. The funds will be used for student housing, with two new residence halls planned for women and men as soon as labor and materials are available, supported by a $201,000 gift from Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pearson of Corsicana, Texas.
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University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
State School
J. R. Pearson
Corsicana
Texas
End of Big Three meet as peace draft eyed
London bulletin reports the Big Three foreign ministers nearing conclusion of talks. US Britain Russia and France to draft peace terms with Italy, with a possible simultaneous announcement in Moscow London and Washington. Byrnes and Molotov to remain in Moscow. Bevin and Byrnes show cordial public gestures.
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London
Moscow Radio
Italy
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Moscow
Washington
Althe
U. S
James F. Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
General Patton Buried Beside One of the Third Army Privates
Gen George S Patton Jr was buried beside a Third Army private who aided his Ardennes victory near Luxembourg City amid 6000 American graves. Patton died from lung and heart complications after a December 9 motor accident that paralyzed him and broke his neck. His funeral included Mrs Patton, 10 generals and two colonels as pallbearers.
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Patton
Third Army
Luxembourg
George S. Patton, Jr
Ardennes Bulge
Duchy of
Germany
Heidelberg
Four Day Christmas Holiday At Sunflower Ordnance Works
Sunflower Ordnance Works employees enjoy a four day Christmas holiday as the plant closes Saturday and resumes Wednesday morning. Workers will make up the extra day bySacrificing a work day. A three day New Year vacation begins Saturday evening and ends Wednesday morning with the plant operating on Saturday January 6.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Boys flee school. stolen truck found after chase
James Parkin aged 15 of Kansas City Kansas and Leon McFalls also 15 from Topeka were picked up Saturday night after escaping the Boys Industrial School at Topeka. A 1941 Dodge three quarter ton truck stolen in Topeka and found after running out of gasoline on Sixth street near Vermont street was recovered. No Ice Deliveries on Christmas day. American Service-Adv.
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James Parkin
Kansas City
Kan
Leon McFalls
Topeka
Sixth Street
Vermont Street
Government Moves to Try to Avert 2 More Strikes
Washington December 24. The government moved to avert threatened strikes in General Electric and Westinghouse. Edgar L. Warren, director of the U S conciliation service, asked union leaders to meet him at 2 p m Wednesday December 26 and GE and Westinghouse officials to meet at 10 a m on Thursday and Friday mornings respectively. The telegrams urged continued production for the re conversion program and were sent to James J. Mattes and Neil Grant of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers C I O and to E L Spicer GE of Schenectady and W G Marshall Westinghouse Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Generals Electric
Westinghouse
Edgar L. Warren
U.S. Conciliation Service
General Electric
Warren
James J. Mattes
Neil Grant
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
C.I.0
E. L. Spicer
General Electric Company
Schenectady
New York
W.G. Marshall
Westinghouse Corporation
Pittsburgh
Snowbound Kansas Farms Cheer Despite Slick Highways
Western and central Kansas woke to heavy snows six to eight inches with rain and sleet elsewhere creating slick roads and freezing over windshields. Weatherman Flora warned of more snow through Christmas night as Dighton Garden City and Ulysses reported notable totals and Wichita Winfield Concordia Dodge City logged lighter accumulations. Wanted girls and young women for permanent work at Hallmark Cards starting December 26.
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Topeka
Western
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Dighton
Garden City
Ulysses
Wichita
Winfield
Concordia
Dodge City
Hallmark Cards, Inc
Mass
Plane Crashes With No Crew After Four Hour Fireball Flight
A C-47 transport with no crew aboard crashed in an open field 12 miles west of Chillicothe Ohio after a four hour, unguided flight through icing conditions. Maj Philip Warner Capt Harold Kellogg Sgt Thomas Little Vernon Entrekin Dale Nelson Willard Maichel identified as occupants. Maichel a Baldwin Kansas local. wreckage found soon after 9:30 p.m. by Sheriff Sam Mark.
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Chillicothe
Here
Dwight
Nebr
Air Force
Lincoln
Neb
Army Air Field
Sam Mark
Ross County
J.T
Lincolnfield
Philip Warner
Philadelphia
Piot
Harold Kellogg
San Diego
Calif
Thomas R. Little
Canton
Vernon W. Entrekin
St. Louis
Dale K. Nelson
Omaha
QME
Williard L. Maichel
Baldwin
Kan
Maichel
Baldwin High School
Claude Williams
Code cracking to bring a setback in espionage
Washington December 24 The jig is up for the navy jig nineteen but Pearl Harbor investigators split on effects of code cracking disclosures on future espionage. Senator Lucas says the inquiry action is a diplomatic setback and nations will change codes. Rep Gearhart says code breaking will continue. most nations already altered codes. Safford testifies that Jig nineteen helped decode messages but Pearl Harbor was not addressed. Kimmel lacked access to decoded Japanese messages.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Lucas
D-Snl
Senate-House
Gearhart
R-Calif
L. F. Safford
Senate
House Committee
Safford
Correzidor
Pearl Harbord
Local Troops Arrive United States Veterans List
Among returning troops, Pfe John A. Maher of DeSoto arrived on the Ward Hunt docking at Boston Friday. T/4 Charles W. Horn of Baldwin aboard the George Washington due in New York Saturday. T/4 James A. Jones of Lawrence listed on the Exchequer, scheduled to reach Boston yesterday.
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Associated Press
United States
Pfe
John A. Maher
DeSoto
Ward Hunt
Boston
Charles W. Horn
Baldwin
George Washington
New York
James A. Jones
Lawrence
Exchequer
Christmas Eve Service at Trinity Lutheran Church
Christmastime service begins at 8 pm with a candle light holy communion. Miss Margaret Broeker plays tower chimes, Mildred Reuter organist directs music, Rev Alfred Beilmaster preaches on Gods Greatest Gift. Assistant Pastor Harod Hamilton liturgist. The choir features The Shepherds Story anthem with Joan Ellott and Haydn Jones. Endacott sings The Wonderful Story offertory, Hallelujah Chorus postlude from The Messiah. Prospective renters and buyers read the classified page.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Margaret Broeker
Mildred Reuter
Alfred J.beil.naster
Harold Hamilton
Dickenson
Joan Ellott
Haydn Jones
Tillotson
Phillip Endacott
Handel
Ice and Christmas Day conditions in Lawrence
Lawrence faced icy streets and light rain turning to freezing drizzle this morning. Pedestrians risked slips on cleared sidewalks as shoppers continued holiday buys. Transit and postal services operated on schedule with Christmas closures planned and some buses and trains resuming service after weekend delays.
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Lawrence
Siter
Walang
Hughes to Speak at Lawrence Union Service
A union service of Lawrence churches will be at First Baptist church tomorrow at 10 AM under the Ministerial Alliance PR committee. Rev. C Fosberg Hughes of Plymouth Congregational will deliver the sermon with Dr Ernest L Snodgrass presiding. Special music includes Warren Craik performing Cantique de Noel and Mrs Robert M Price singing Jesu Bambino with Barbara Hall on violin. organ by Mrs Paul Rankin.
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Churches of
Robert M. Price
Yon
Barbara Hall
Paul Rankin
Journal- World Prepares Early Christmas Issue
Tomorrow's Journal- World will be published before noon to let the news, mechanical, and business staffs enjoy as much of the Christmas holiday as possible.
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