Roosevelt pledges Philippine independence and aid
President Roosevelt told the Philippine people that their freedom will be redeemed and independence established and protected with full U S backing. The navy said it will provide intensive help against Japan as Manila faces critical attacks while U S planning and diplomacy continue.
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Roosevelt
Philippines
United States
United States Navy
Philippine Islands
Stephen Early
Mr. Roosevelt
Early
Alexander Loudon
Netherlands
Ernest J. King
Hongkong
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Knox
Japan
South Pacific
U. S. Pacific
South China Sea
Manila
People Harbor
Rotterdam
Far East
Islands
British Empire
Netherlands East Indies
Chinese Republic
Pacific
The
Death of Captain Kelly in Pacific Air Battle
US Army officers recount Captain Colin P. Kelly Jr. dying near his home field after bombing and sinking the Japanese battleship Haruna. His bomber was hit by two fighters, exploded in flames, crew member Robbins parachuted to safety, Kelly perished in the blast.
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Usaffe
Luzon
U.S. Army
Colin P. Kelly, Jr
Haruna
Kelly
Robbins
Learn Son Is Not Dead Hoisington Parents Get Cablegram From Honolulu
Hoisington Kansas December 29 Mr and Mrs Emanuel Karst received a Christmas cablegram from their son Raymond Clarence Karst reported lost in action during Pearl Harbor raid The cablegram was postmarked Honolulu December 25 and followed a December 16 War Department notice that he was lost in action.
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Hoisington
Kan
Emanuel Karst
Raymond Clarence Karst
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Karst
War Department
Brooklyn Colonel Named Commander at Camp Robinson
Col Francis B. Mallon of Brooklyn was designated by the War Department as commanding officer of the infantry replacement training center at Camp Joseph T. Robinson Arkansas. Mallon, currently in Washington, was to arrive at Camp Robinson on January 2.
George H Edwards Dies Former Kansas City Mayor
George H. Edwards, 81, former mayor of Kansas City, died Sunday at his son Richard Dix Edwards home in Johnson County Kansas. He was survived by his son four daughters and seven brothers and sisters. His wife was daughter of Ralph Dix of Lawrence and her father died in Quantrill raid on Lawrence in 1863.
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George H. Edwards
Kansas City
Richard Dix Edwards
Johnson County
Kanny
Rebecca O'Brien
Louise Gephart
Helen Pierson
Ella Nickum
George
Doris Epperson
Margaret Mount
Ida Worswick
Inzie Lacy
Josiah Williams
Clay Center
Terry Gaskill
Lawrence
Fay Weishaar
John Weishaar
Grandpa Michaels
Robert Frick
Mr. Frick
Elizabeth Johnson
Grandma Michaels
Max
W. J. Nincehelser
Mae
Nelle
Agnes Nincehelser
F. M. Thompson
Mary Kirkham
Charles
Wendorf
Kretons City
Sam Bowen
Richard
Leona
James
Fairview
Vivian Preston
Liberty
Eli
Ruth Long
Mary Neufeler
Tom Davis
Falls City
Flossie
St. Louis
Shirley Edwards
Frank Fourther
Allen Smith
Sunnyside
Rosemary Hannah
Louise Lockner
Emporia
Don Simon
Alerton
Roger Simon
Paul White
McLouth
Emma Warner
Ella
Eldorado
Dehlia
Ona Mae Larner
Celia Phinney Christmas
Roland Clark
Salina
Mary Clark
St. Joseph
Gertrude Goldman
Don Huddleston
Topeka
Jessie Huddleston
Christ’s Hospital
Don
Wes Roberts
Goldman
Abe Gilbert
August Anneberg
Virginia Anderson
Mildred Baer
Dorothy Wahl
Beatrice Bace
George Sharp
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Frank Sharp
Grandma Murray
Mary Holloway
Eagle Cemetery
Joe Lane
Murray
Students Return to Classes as Superintendent Reopens
Students at Haskell Institute resumed classes today while Supt G Warren Spaulding, ill for days, was back in his office. The institute’s lighting display was lit last night for the final time and drew hundreds of visitors. Students will have one day off for New Year’s.
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Haskell Institute
G. Warren Spaulding
Institute
Butler and Beets Wed in Kansas City
Marriage license holder Robert Edward Butler and Betty Ruth Beets, both of Kansas City Missouri, were married yesterday by Probate Judge Frank R Gray.
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Robert Edward Butler
Betty Ruth Beets
Kansas City, Mo
Frank R. ,Gray
Christmas Day Socials Span Oskaloosa Homes
Oskaloosa residents gathered for Christmas dinners and visits as families hosted relatives from Clay Center Lawrence Grand Junction Kretons City and more. The community held school programs cantatas and pageants while plans included church and club activities and a graveside service for Grandma Murray.
Flying Fortress Bombing From Great Heights
The Flying Fortress is said to bomb from such high altitudes that pursuing forces cannot follow, as reported in the clipping about air power and the big trio.
Local Family Notices and Community Hospitality Recap
A long column details holiday visits and homecomings of Kansas residents, including Rosemary Hannah and others giving parts of a gift exchange program under teacher Miss Virginia Anderson. It also notes funeral services for Rev. Sylvester Briner and obituaries, plus Eastern Star officers installation and social hour.
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Dorothy Atking
Ralph Perry
K S. C
Manhattan
Mary Lou Nobia
Donna Jean Stember
Arlee Fish
Mary‘ Morrow
Don Alexander
Wesley Foundation
Phice
K. A
Sylvester Briner
Town
Margaret Ann Ball
Gabel
Joe Lane
Blanche Gibson
Jeannie Davis
Lena Roberts
D. C
Allen
Amos Leech
Pleasant View
Briner
Eastern Star
Dorothy Gabel
Lawrence Gabel
Adelaide Johnston
Roy Johnston
Ruth Long
Bertie Tong
Agnes Kueny
Alberta Martin
Esther Hundley
Dorothy Jo Engle
Ada
Fay Rogers
Ruth
Lorraine Stevens
Esther
Margaret Nichols
Martha
Lula Haines
Electa
Chloe Gramse
Dorothy Alexander
Sentinel
Idona Bates
Celia Phinney
Lorraine Dennis
Claire Potter McMahan
Ness City
Gabel Funeral Home
Emma Larner
Lawrence
Mothers’ League
Will Rice
Menefee Redd
Leavenworth
Lula Coleman
Marysville
Marysville To Spend Christmas With Mr. Redd
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Handley
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Methodist Sunday School
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Coleen Leger
Roy Slagel
Don Allen
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Charles Long
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National Cooperative Association
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Lawrence Journal-World
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