Kept the Faith Hero Chester Bennett in Hong Kong Death
Hong Kong story recounts Chester Bennett American espionage partner Marcus Da Silva Portuguese lawyer and 34 others tried October 26 1943. Bennett endured torture while Japanese camp guards pressed for confession. he dies after five months imprisonment. Da Silva exposed extortion attempt and helped rally release efforts.
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Sy Hal Boyle
Hong Kong
A—Chester Bennett
Hoong Kong
Marcus da Silva
Wan Bennett
da Silva
Kowloon
de Silva
Ol F
Hattore
Jap Foreign Affairs Department
Izing
Macao
Bennett
Japa
Altho
DaSilva
Chester
Tokyo
Ahriout
Yamaguchi
New KU instructor named curator and sociology professor
Albert C. Spaulding of Missoula Montana is named by the state board of regents as curator in anthropology and associate professor in sociology at the University of Kansas. He will begin teaching in February, bringing a background from Columbia University to KU.
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Albert C. Spaulding
Misoula
Mont
Univiversity of Kansas
State Board of Regents
University of
University of Kentucky
South Dsota
Columbia M University
Natchez Trace Parkway
Mississipp
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Survey
University of Montana
Columbia
Brooklyn Colle
Service Topographic Junit
War Department
Navy
Spaulding
Connecticut Street
Posters Rise Over Nelson Column Clash in London
London planners and art lovers clash with the National Savings movement over gaudy wartime posters placed on Nelson's 85 foot column in Trafalgar Square. Sir Kenneth Clark blasts the signs as abominable while Sir Lawrence Chubb calls for civility and a return to decency. The war effort faces posters that may not boost contributions, echoing past Kitchener imagery.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Whitehall
National Monument
National Savings Movement
Nelson
Sir Lawrence Chubb
The
Society For the Prevention of
Strikes at a Glance AP Summary of Labor Disputes
Nationwide labor conflicts idle about 1.38 million workers with major developments across steel automotive and meat sectors. White House weighing plans to end the 755000 strike and 550000 related stoppages while President Truman and advisers consider options. General Motors talks continue without wage progress as 73 day walkout persists. Meat price hearings and wage proposals follow a week of plant controls ending with 134 plants under government action. Nebraska farmers union backs proposed measures.
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Associated Press
Truman
White House
Philip Murray
Tru- Tan
General Motors
G. M
A.F.L
C.so
Farmers — Nebraska Farmers Union
Farmers Strike Over Food Supply Withholding Protests
A nationwide protest involves farmers withholding foodstuffs from markets until industrial strikes are settled. A union spokesman supports a proposed plan favored across the country, signaling broad backing for the action.
Soldiers Return Home and Await Discharges
Armed Forces members Nelson M. LeSner Jr and Marvin Johnson report for discharge after serving in the Marine Corps and Army respectively. Others, including Frank Hladik and Harold Zimmerman, plan leaves or await orders. Eugene Tait becomes Notre Dame Navy yearbook editor. several families note homecomings and travel details across Pek ing Yokohama and San Antonio with ship and station postings.
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Nelson M. LeSner, Jr
San Diego
Marine Corps
First Marines
South Pacifc
Peking
China
Nelson M. LeSner
Liberty Memorial High School
Pearl Harbor Marine Radar Tech and Army Enlistment Notice
William A. Conboy a radar technician with a Marine air squadron at Pearl Harbor Hawaii is away over two years with one overseas deployment. Ted Leon Brown 17 years old son of Prof. and Mrs P W Brown enlists in the United States Army after visiting his parents. Marge Ann wife and daughter accompany Wiesselman home to Topeka?
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Frank Hladik
Sk t/c
Navy
Cumberland
Lawrence
W. B. Hladik
J. H. Boynton
Army Aviation Engineers
Guam
Hoynton
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Marins Service
Horton
William A. Conboy
USNC
RP. Conboy
Kentucky Street
Hawaii
Wiesselman
U.S.S. Sheller
Pacific
Margaret Ann
Topeka
Ted Leon Brown
United States Army
Marc Wiesselman
Army
Ted
P. W.leon Brown
Correction Notice in Enlistment Names and Fines Report
The report corrects a prior enlistment notice misnaming Ralph Eitwant MacDougall mother. It should read Mrs Rose Wood instead of Mrs Rose Owen. A traffic violation fines five persons forfeited $1 bonds for car parking violations.
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Fred Brown
Route 5
Rodkman
Ralph Eitwant MacDougall
Rose Owen
Rose Wood
Versonis
Saming
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WGBTA
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Short
Pat
Marvin Johnson
Johnson
Fort Richardson
Anchorage
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Financial Department
Fort Leavenworth
Robert Zimmerman
Harold Zimmerman
William Zimmerman
Barker Avenue
Robert
Army Air Corps
San Antonio
Tex
Harold
Yokohama
Japan
Panama
Eleanor Hosford
C. B. Hosford
Boynton
Eugene Tait
Ralph §. Tait
University of Notre Dame
Richard Marsh
Seattle
Margaret Carter
Haven Glassmire
Zoe Glassmire
Tennessee
Street
Aleda_ E Lutz
DR. Gowdy's
Montgomery Ward
Valentine
Granapy
Hargrove
T. Grove
Robt
Walker Keenan Wych Jean Porter
MLS
Pelps
March OF Time
Owl
OH Boyer
Bacall
Chrysler
Vermont St
Ry’ Lawrence
Allied Vana Inc
Topeka Transfer & Storage Co
Earl Hope
Olif McCurry
Texas
Astomio
Alexis Smith
Red Ryder
Wagon Wheel
Wild Bill Elliott
Bobby Blaxke
Alice Fleming
Perea
Chanter 3
Purple
Monster
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Brinkman
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