Russian winter offensive swamps German lines in Caucasus
Soviet forces advance across the Don steppes and into the Caucasus driving back German counterattacks. Remonimoe and Ketelnikovski areas report gains as the Red Army pushes toward Maikop and Grozny oil regions with Velikie Luki and Rostov sectors under heavy pressure. The German high command contends losses and withdrawals as 1942 ends.
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Kalmyck
Caucasus
Kuban
Elista
Berlin
The
Don
Maikop
Grozny
Red Army
Terek
Rzhev
Moscow
Ponear
Volga
Caspian
Black Sea
Remonimoe
Ketelnikovski
Red Star
Kotelnikovski
Zimovni- 1
Semichnaya
Hitler
Velikie Luki
Don Steppes
Rostov
Millerovo
B T 13 Plane Crashes at Coffeyville Army Base
Cadet Robert O. Lynch 21 Bloomfield NJ sustains serious burns and cuts after a BT 13 crash on takeoff at Coffeyville Army Air Base. His instructor Second Lieutenant Francis A Helm Downsville PA escapes serious injury. Fireman Joe Phelps suffers burns but not serious while rescuing Lynch. Accident ends eight weeks of airborne activity at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kan
Robert O. Lynch
Bloomfield
Francis A. Helm
Downsville
Coffeyville Army Air Base
Joe Phelps
Air Ase
Lynch
Patrol Contacts: Axis Forces Retreat Across Libya
London dispatch notes British Eighth Army maintaining contact with retreating Axis troops within 180 miles of Tripoli while Tunisian fighting shifts see French positions and Lake Chad forces advancing in Fezzan. Reports mention Rommel’s possible stand near Wadi Bet el Chebir and limited Allied bombings on Casa Blanca and Algerian ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eighth Army
Tripoli
Tunisia
Pont-du
Reemees Enes Reuters
Tunis
le Clerc
Lake Chad
Fezzan
Libya
Cairo
Wadi Bet el Chebir
Messer‘schmitts
Rommel
Beurat el Hsun
Gabes
Reuters
Gahes
Rome
Morocco
Casablanca
Africa
Algiers
Bone
Philippeville
Douglas County jurors drawn for February term court
Jurors for the February term of the Douglas county district court were drawn this morning by justice C. J. Lane sheriff Charles E. Banning and county clerk T.R. Gerhart. The list includes Clarence Taylor E D Robson Lloyd L Gaines Jack Kelsey Henry Roche Claude Reeves John Neis Charles C. Coleman Guy Albright Walter Pooch Fred S. Montgomery N Williams Henry W. Firner L. E. Warren Carl White C C Cobb O H Cooper Conrad McGrew Elmer Rappard G S Landrith R C Rutter E H Sanders T E Dunakin D McNeil Frank Scott Charles Schehrer Terry Crall R T Greene Delmar Gravitt C T Hough I W Hartley C W Hackman H M Desque Clarence E Pine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County District Court
C. J. Lane
Charles E. Banning
T.R. Gerhart
Clarence Taylor
Maple
E. D. Robson
Baldwin
O. B. Beaman
New Jersey
Lloyd L. Gaines
Vermont
Jack Kelsey
Lawrence
Henry Roche
Claude Reeves
John Neis
Wellsville
Charles C. Coleman
Guy Albright
Alabama
Walter Pooch
Eudora
Fred S. Montgomery
Rhode Island
N. Williams
New Hampshire
Henry W. Firner
New York
L. E. Warren
Carl White
Mississippi
C. C. Cobb
O. H. Cooper
Massachusetts
Conrad McGrew
Indiana
Elmer Rappard
Overbrook
G. S. Landrith
R. C. Rutter
East Twenty-third
E. H. Sanders
T. E. Dunakin
Ohio
D. McNeil
East Eighth
Frank Scott
Charles Schehrer
Terry Crall
Maine
R. T. Greene
Connecticut
Delmar Gravitt
T. Hough
I. W.hartley
C. W. Hackman
H. M. Desque
Clarence E. Pine
Italians Beat Germans by Mistake Near El Alamein
British sources report documents captured from Rommel’s forces show an Italian battalion engaged and defeated a German unit near El Alamein in Egypt. The Germans surrendered before the mix up was found, with 20 Germans and five Italians killed or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
el Alamein
Egypt
Annual Policemen's Ball To Be Held This Evening
More than 1 100 tickets for the Lawrence Policemen's ball sold for the New Year's Eve party to be held at the Community building tonight. Tickets at the door are 1 per couple tax included. Johnny Pope and his orchestra will play from 9 to 1 o'clock and the game room will be open for non dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Pope
Jury Returns 11 Indictments Over Cocoanut Grove Fire
A district grand jury returned 11 secret indictments related to the Cocoanut Grove disaster. The November 28 fire caused 489 deaths as panic and smoke engulfed the club.
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Gran Jury
Cocoanut Grove
First Mid-Winter Graduation At University Of Wichita
The University of Wichita announces its first mid-winter graduation on January 14 for 25 seniors. President W M Jardine disclosed the historic event marking 47 years of the institution.
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Wichita
Kan
University of Wichita
W. M. Jardine
Oday
Allies forge wedge at Buna in New Guinea campaign
General MacArthur reported that Allied forces pierced the Buna defense line in New Guinea, driving a sea wedge that isolates Japanese garrisons. Ground assaults widened the breach while air strikes bombed Japanese vessels at Rabaul, with all planes returning despite anti aircraft fire.
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Australia
Buna
New Guinea
MacArthur
Buna Mission
Giropa Point
Rabaul
New Britain
CUT WELFARE LEVIES IN KANSA STATE COUNTIES DROP
Topeka reports 1943 social welfare levies cut by 1 060 058 to 4 110 567. Fay N Seaton chair of the estate social welfare board cites more counties operating welfare programs to draw federal aid. State ad valorem tax for welfare shows average 1.512 mills versus 1996 last year. 76 counties cut, 27 up, two unchanged.
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Topeka
Fay N. Seaton
Estate Social Welfare Board
Seaton
British Navy Downs An Enemy Cruiser in Battle
The admiralty announced British warships made contact with an enemy force in northern waters and damaged an enemy cruiser which withdrew. An enemy destroyer was severely hit and last seen in striking condition as operations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Topeka Bonds Stand At Lowest Since 1908
Topeka will begin the new year with its smallest gross bonded debt since 1908 at 1 356 896 dollars. Finance Commissioner M P Jones reported today detailing the city's improved financial position and reduced obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
UPI
M. P. Jones
Flood Recedes After Worst Ohio River Flood Since 1936
Pittsburgh reports a crest of 36.6 feet on the Ohio Monongahela and Allegheny rivers with 20,000 displaced in West Virginia. Red Cross aids 7,500 in Allegheny County as five bridges reopen and emergency crews clear mud. one death reported in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick
Ohio
Monongahela
Allegheny
Reede
West Virginia
Wheeling
Moundsville
New Martinsville
Red Cross
Steel City
Golden Triangle
Joseph Horne Department Store
W. S. Brotzman
U. S
Pittsburgh
New York State
Susquehanna
Chenango
Binghamton
Auburn
New York
Ohio River
West
Pomeroy
Citizens’ Defense Corps
State Highway Department
U.S. Coast Guard
Marietta O
Chamber of Commerce Meeting in Lawrence Hosts Jan 12
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting on January 12 at the Hotel Eldridge at 12:20 PM. Members and local business leaders are invited to discuss community issues and upcoming initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Income Blank Reforms Hit Taxpayers on New Year Eve
AP reports the new income tax forms 1040, 1040A and instructions are out with March 15 deadline. Form 1040A targets those under 3000 dollars gross income from salaries and investments and assigns tax class A B or C. The piece notes confusion and a joke line about choosing to ignore the old form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe’s
WPB Cuts 1948 Newspaper Paper Use Across Nation
The War Production Board orders newspapers to reduce print paper usage to 1941 tonnage levels for 1948, aiming to curb output by about 10 percent. Further reductions in 1943 are anticipated. Paper allowances are set at 90 percent of 1942 levels, with publishers warned not to curb content to avoid a controlled press.
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Washington
War Production Board
W. G. Chandler
WPB
Chandler
Paapacines
Donald J. Sterling
Wet year ends in Kansas with flood risk hints
Topeka reports one of the wettest years, with soil barely soaked and potential flood risk then. Eastern Kansas rivers receded within banks as Marais des Cygnes Neosho and Kaw fell, while temperatures rose and no more cold forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Kaw
Goodland
Dodge City
Wichita
Local Legion Post Cited in National Jalopy Drive
Lawrence reports 23 old cars turned in by Dor sey Liberty Post No 14 of the American Legion as part of a nationwide scrap drive. WPE director W C Shank and post commander Ivan Rowe announced to regional Scrap Program chief George J Devine that more vehicles were to be submitted, with metal to be sent to foundries for war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Lawrence
W. C. Shank
WPE
Ivan Rowe
George J. Devine
WPB
Ernie Beard
Auto Wrecking and Junk Company
Kansas Crude Oil Demand Hits January Record
Purchasers in Kansas asked for 337 752 barrels daily for January an all time high for the state. The figure emerged at the monthly market demand hearing of the state corporation commission. A record daily production of 310 000 barrels was recommended for January by the federal petroleum administrator's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Dec
Kansas
State Corporation Commission
Federal Petroleum Administrator's Office
Board seeks federal aid for city schools in St Paul review
The city board of education advances its grant request near approval after federal officials reconsider the roughly $25,000 aid application. An auditor visited December 14 and figures were studied, with a St Paul official promising a revised recommendation next week.
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Board of ‘Education
Federal Works
St. Paul
Minn
Clifford D. Dean
E. B. Curry
Curry
Dean
Board of Education
Douglas County Issues 7497 Gasoline Rationing Books
Early December report shows 7,497 passenger car gasoline rationing books issued in Douglas County as of this morning. Motorcycle and tractor, truck, and other non highway book totals are listed, with a December report to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Wetzel
Douglas County
Petitions Circulated Over Rent Ceiling In Lawrence
About 400 rental property owners in Lawrence signed a petition presented to Charles F. Reed rent director for the Topeka Lawrence area. The petition argues the March 1 1942 rent ceiling is below normal value and seeks action after Reed studies it and forwards findings to Washington. Local office workers continue mailing property registrations to landlords and tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Charles F. Reed
Topeka-Lawrence
Reed
Real Estate Board
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Kiwanis Club Installs New Officers at Trinity Church
Harold Allen was named president as Kiwanis members and families gathered at Trinity Lutheran church Tuesday evening. Other officers were installed during the program. Charles Morgan from the university architecture department entertained with drawings and Cy Perkins spoke on textbook salesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Allen
Kiwanis Club
Trinity Lutheran Church
Kiwats
Charles Morgan
University Department of Architecture
Cy” Perkins
OPA
Soroptimist Club to Install Officers at Colonial Dinner
Installation of officers will be conducted during the club’s dinner meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the Colonial. Rev. Harold G. Barr speaks on The Pledge of Soroptimism. Mrs. Esther Bowman of the Topekselgo will install the new officers. Mrs. Ethel High brings greetings. Mrs. Alice Moncrieff leads the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial
Harold G. Barr
Esther Bowman
Topekselgo
Ethel High Will Brinreetings
Alice Moncrieff Wis
Payday at Courthouse Eases December Payroll Deductions
Courthouse payroll claims approved by the commissioners to prevent victory tax deductions from county employees December salaries. Normal schedule pays the following month or soon thereafter.
Ratner to Open Wichita Law Office After Term Ends
Governor Ratner announced plans to open a Wichita law office at term end on January 1 and keep a Parsons office. He will reside at his Wichita headquarters and practice before federal and state agencies, moving soon with his wife to find housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner
Wichita
Parsons
Ratner
Topeka
Enlistments Open For Navy Army And Marines
The selective service office announced enlistments open for the navy marine corps and army under a January voluntary enlistment plan. Coast guard quota for January is filled. no coast guard enlistments. Transfers from other counties and states are high due to SOW and University. Young men turning 18 in November and December completed registering today.
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Selective Service Office
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Coast Guard
Armed Services
Selective Service Board
January 1948 Douglas county tire quotas released
State OPA figures filed in Wichita show January quotas mostly down for Douglas county passenger tires and related items, with No 1 tires and tubes up, while all truck tire quotas edge higher. Retreads and bicycle tires appear in the mixed listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
OPA
Wichita
Ais
Students Told to Stay in College by Army Officers
University of Kansas officials received a letter from Seventh Service Command officers in Omaha urging all male students to remain in school and ignore rumors. The message says R.O.T.C. students have a better chance of finishing education, but all students should stay until called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
United States Army
Seventh Service Command
Omaha
R.O.T.C
New Night Classes At Liberty Memorial High School
Evening classes in commercial subjects begin at 7 30 tonight at the Liberty Memorial High School. Blueprint reading starts January 5. Enrollment remains open in all classes. Call Miss Vesta White at the city school office 422 to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Memorial’ High School
Vesta White
Fire hits Rheems shipyard in Providence on New Year's Eve
A major blaze swept through the Rheems fabricating shops in Providence Rhode Island on December 31. Firefighters sounded a general alarm to halt the flames and prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Rheems
Training program for young women in aeronautics at KU
Boeing North American and Beech representatives finalize a 16 week training program at the University of Kansas for women to become aero nautical technicians. Enrollees will be paid while in training and may move into specialized technical roles with salaries up to 160 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeing
North American
Beech Aircraft
Lawrence
University of Kansas
H. S. Stillwell
Marvin Hall
Ni Mp
Department of
Marvin All
War Secretary Rules Furloughs Not Allowed for Legislators
Secretary of War Stimson says army officers or men who sit in state legislatures will not receive furloughs to attend sessions. The department allows honorable separation for legislative duties but maintains a long standing policy against extended furloughs except in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Army mess tables to feel rationing but not as civilians
Secretary Stimson said at a press conference that army mess tables will be affected by rationing though less than civilian homes. The army plans a balanced diet and will use substitutes where foods are scarce. since coffee is rationed, soldiers receive less coffee than civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
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