Defense Holds Batan Peninsula Amid Major Japanese Assault
General Douglas MacArthur reported on fierce fighting in the Batan peninsula as Japanese divisions 16th and 65th attacked from both coasts. The west coast defense repelled the assault and the east coast frontal attack faltered under artillery fire.
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Douglas Caantie
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Philippines
War Department
South China Sea
Manila Bay
MacArthur
Batan West Coast
Tatori
Goering in Italy Organizes New Axis Drive on British in Africa
Axis Mediterranean war moves intensify as Reichsmarshal Goering visits Mussolini in Sicily. German air force units reinforce the Med area amid renewed raids on Malta while British lines retreat near Benghazi and Barce. U-boat actions and merchantman losses are noted as the Axis strengthens positions in North Africa.
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Suez
Russia
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Gibraltar
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England
North Africa
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Middle East
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Japanese Invasion Force Destroyed by U S Artillery
U S forces say Corregidor heavy guns shattered a Japanese invasion force gathering near the village of Erante, 25 miles south of Manila. After the shelling, invasion barges and boats were seen destroyed and the entire Japanese force reported wiped out.
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Ernate
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Philippines
Henderson Nominated as Price Administrator to Senate
President Roosevelt submitted the nomination of Leon Henderson to the Senate for the federal price administrator post. Henderson has been serving as acting administrator.
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Senate
Washington
Leon Henderson
Roosevelt
Car price ceilings set under wartime rationing plan
Washington announces the maximum wholesale and retail prices for new passenger cars under the wartime rationing scheme. Effective after February 26, ceilings anchor to October 1–15, 1941 prices with a monthly 1 percent storage allowance and up to 5 percent or 75 dollars for handling and delivery.
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Leon Henderson
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Navy
OPA
Nine Japanese Planes Downed By U S Bombers In Dutch East Indies Raid
A war department communique reports four American B-17s engaged Japanese fighters near Balikpapan on Borneo, shooting down nine enemy planes. One American bomber was lost. Raids targeted Malaysian air fields Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan. results unclear due to poor visibility.
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Malaya
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Russians Score Fresh Gains Across Eastern Front
Russian forces reported unceasing warfare from Leningrad to the Crimea with a 55 mile advance in Lozovaya sector and 60 mile front gains in Ukraine. Soviets claim destruction of a Nazi battalion and many prisoners, with paratrooper divisions routed near Leningrad and Sevastopol hills seized by Red Army units.
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U S Navy Strikes Jap Flank as Allies Press Pacific Drive
U S Navy ships and planes bomb six Japanese air and naval bases in the Marshall and Gilbert islands in a surprise attack aimed at easing pressure on Singapore and Australia. British and Australian forces report active defense steps as Tokyo’s advance continues in the Netherlands East Indies and Bismarck Sea region.
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Post Office Sells 1 689 Federal Auto Tax Stamps
The local post office sold 1 689 federal use tax stamps for automobiles during Saturday rush and will keep selling through February 28. Postmaster Roger Williams noted the sale followed a Washington deadline of February 1 with fines and possible imprisonment for violators.
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Roger Williams
Washington
Naval recruiter to interview prospects in Lawrence
U S Naval recruiter Anthony Leal from Topeka will interview potential enlistees at the Lawrence post office tomorrow from 10 a m to 3 p m. Men aged 17 to 50 who are physically fit and meet requirements are invited to confer with Leal.
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Lawrence
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Kansans urged to adopt daylight saving plan nationwide
Governor Payne Ratner urged Kansans to follow the national daylight saving program to aid the war effort and avoid confusion. He cited the February 9 clock change and asked state and local governments to assist citizens in adjusting to the time shift.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Congress
No Jury Trials Likely In District Court Opening
February term opens with no cases ready for trial. Milton Beach dismisses arson charges against John Claflin tied to 1939 Phi Delta Theta fires after prior trials. Auto theft charges against three Kansas City youths are continued to May. Floyd Hunter’s slot machine case likely continued from veterans hospital. Chester Stone fails to appear. trial not expected.
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John Claflin
Claflin
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
State Supreme Court
Kansas City
John Babcock
John Gober
Charles Hawkins
Floyd Hunter
Veteran’s Hospital
Beach
Chester Stone
Stone
Hog sees shadow forecast for Kansas winter
Topeka reports the groundhog shadow as forecast by Federal Meteorologist S D Flora who says heavy winter weather rarely returns after February and moderation begins. The area may see warmer conditions tonight with Missouri Nebraska and Oklahoma seeing light snow or none and Dodge City at 48 degrees yesterday.
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S. D. Flora
Flora
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Dodge City
Phillipsburg
KU Student Injured in City Motorcycle Collision
Clifton Abbott Goddard a 24 year old University of Kansas engineering student from Easthampton Massachusetts remained in a critical condition with a fractured skull after a motorcycle auto crash at Eighth and Indiana streets yesterday noon. He collided with a coupe driven east by R E Brown of 534 Maine street tipping the car onto its side. Goddard was taken to Lawrence Memorial hospital with skull fracture lacerations and loss of blood.
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Easthampton
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Indiana Street
R. E. Brown
Maine Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
To Expand Board's Duties For Rationing In Kansas
Frank Bane of the Office of Price Administration informed Gov. Payne that Kansas tire rationing boards will supervise rationing of automobiles retread rubber and sugar. He said the existing state local machinery for new tires has worked well and should handle further rationing in the same way and through the same organizations.
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Topeka
Frank Bane
Office of Price Administration
Washington
Payne
Kansas
Bane
Polio Fund Gains From Saturday Birthday Ball
The President's Birthday ball at the Armory netted an estimated 225 to 250 dollars for the infantile paralysis fund with gross receipts around 350 dollars. About 400 attendees bought 65 at the door while cloak check and refreshment sales added to the total.
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Armory
Tom Parker
National Foundation
Walter Schaal
Lisle Eby
Nazi Action at Sea: German Submarines and Ship Losses
German broadcasts report multiple North Atlantic sinkings including a destroyer off Canada, tanker hits and merchant ship damage off the English coast, a corvette sunk near Gibraltar, and armed ships sunk off Cherna and Murmansk. The communique gives few details on the destroyer attack.
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Red Cross Opens First Aid Classes in Douglas County
J N Johnson leads Red Cross First Aid efforts in Douglas County with two classes already underway in Baldwin City taught by Dr Mark Ballard. A postal employees class is under Mr Johnson, a six woman class led by Dr W Asling of K U begins tonight at 5 15 at the community building, meeting 5 15 to 6 15 on Mondays and Wednesdays. An evening class led by Mrs Henry Schlegel begins Friday February 6 at 7 15 in the same building with Tuesday and Friday sessions.
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J. N. Johnson
Douglas County
Red Cross
Baldwin City
Mark Ballard
Henry Schlegel
Mayor Gage Seeks Re election In Kansas City Race
Mayor John B. Gage will seek another term in the March city election. He will head a Citizens association ticket and a Republican slate with several council candidates. Gage says voters favor continuing the present city management program and avoiding past conditions.
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John B. Gage
Kenneth E. Midgley
Citizens Association
Gage
Pendergast Democratic
Citizens’ Association
British Repair Mission Funds Sought in Navy Request
The Navy disclosed today a 944 million dollar naval appropriations item for covering British repair mission needs as part of the toeak 495 264 474 bill.
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Washington
Navy
Annapolis of the Air to Open Across Four U S Regions
The Navy plans a nationwide pilot program to train 30 000 cadets yearly with university ground facilities, leasing space for four regional bases to establish an eastern western southern and midwest “Annapolis of the air” by May 1. Each school will intake 625 candidates monthly, then send graduates to naval aviations bases for training.
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Navy
Congress
U. S
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Annapolis
Middle West
Naval Reserve Aviation
January Weather in Lawrence Shows Mild Warmth and Light Snow
Lawrence recorded a January mean of 32.13 with normal 28.17, 8.96 degrees above average. The warm spell echoes recent years, with 61 degree high on the 28th and 5 below zero on the 4th, and a 11 day freeze. Rainfall totaled .35 inch, with 20 inch snowfall, and the month was 24.52 percent cloudy.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Posey
No Nebraska decision on new football coach and athletics head
The Nebraska board of regents deferred action on selecting a head football coach and an acting director of athletics to succeed Major Biff Jones. The athletic board would handle office duties until a new or acting director is named, with Backfield Coach Glenn Presnell favored as acting head coach and rumors of Elmer Holm as line coach. John K. Selleck has been mentioned as acting director due to familiarity with the office.
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University of Nebraska
Biff Jones
Link Lyman
Board of Regents
Regents
Athletic Board
Glenn Presnell
Elmer Holm
Washburn College
Topeka
John K. Selleck
Ingham Sets Up Fire Fighter Training Schools
Kansas to hold training for fire department instructors who will train auxiliary emergency firemen. The first session runs February 4–6 in Hutchinson, with February 11–13 in Salina and February 18–20 in Chanute. Dean Harold G. Ingham heads the program with G. H. Beaty instructing, under Gov. Ratner’s defense council banner.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hutchinson
Salina
Chanute
Harold G. Ingham
University of Kansas Extension Service
State Firemen’s Association
G. H. Beaty
Payne Ratner
State Defense Council
Stock Market Index Closes Higher on Weekend Trade
The stock market index for 60 stocks shows an average of 87.8 on Saturday with 37.6 as the concurrent figure. The reading reflects trading activity across major equities during the weekend session.
University of Kansas Opens Second Semester Enrollment
The University of Kansas began its second semester with a single day enrollment due to world conditions. Students crowded Robinson gymnasium and Frank Stronghall for registration while engineers started at 7 30 am. Classes begin tomorrow at 8 30 am and late enrollments occur Saturday.
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University of Kansas
Robinson Gymnasium
Frank Stronghall
School of Engineering
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Fraser Hall
Britain to Lend China 50 Million Pounds for War Aid
The foreign office announced Britain would lend China up to 50 million pounds for wartime needs. It also said London is willing to lease munitions and military equipment that it can supply to China.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
China
Kansas Wichita basketball scores later in Journal-World
The Journal-World will publish halftime and final scores for the Kansas versus Wichita game tonight. The game starts at 8 30 with a preliminary at 6 45 and the final score for the B team game also to be reported.
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