Japs Land On Luzon Island as US Fire Destroys Manila Emplacements
Bay Shore February six. Japanese gun emplacements on the southeastern Manila bay shore were destroyed by American fire aimed at a possible attack on Corregidor. Nine Japanese transports were seen at Lingayen gulf debarking troops to reinforce concentrations on Luzon. The Bat an terrain remained relatively quiet with reduced aerial bombing and no damage to positions.
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Washington
Manila Bay
Corregidor
War Department
Lingayen Gulf
Bataneninsula
Luzon
Batan
Department Gard
Philippine Theater
Enem
Hard Freeze Expected Across Kansas Tonight
Topeka reports a sharp temperature drop with a low in the low 20s as a hard freeze threatens tonight. Forecasters warn intermittent north winds and minimal moisture, with Topeka noting slight precipitation and Dodge City recording 62 degrees earlier in the day.
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Topeka
Kansas
É. D. Fléra
Flora
Dodge City
Goodland
Missouri
Brazilians Seize Radio Transmitter at German Embassy
Brazilian authorities seized a powerful short wave transmitter in the German embassy building in Rio de Janeiro as part of a drive to halt Axis-linked communications. Agents of the Ministry of Justice and capital police removed the transmitter and two antennas. the embassy has been closed since Brazil severed ties with Germany, Italy and Japan. A U S embassy source said other secret radios in northeast Brazil are known to exist and will be seized.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Berlin
Ministry of Justice and
Capital
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Sharp Break in Hog Prices in Chicago Market
Hog prices in Chicago suffered their sharpest break since the war began with declines of 15 to 50 cents per hundredweight. Market rumors claimed government action to curb the rapid price advance of recent weeks.
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Chicago
America
County Officials to Ottawa Meet On Property Valuation Basis
County clerks and assessors from 30 eastern Kansas counties will meet in Ottawa on Monday to agree on a uniform basis of property evaluation to reduce differences between neighboring counties. This marks the third year of the meeting to harmonize assessments.
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Ottawa
Kan
Kansas
Nazis Use Italian Warplanes in Battle With Russians
German air force seeks Italian planes for the Soviet front as Goering visits Italy. Hitler briefing notes say 38 enemy planes were shot down or destroyed on the ground in coordinated action with Italian forces. Soviet reports speak of heavy German losses and decisive fighting around Kursk Kharkov and Velikie Luki.
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Svewee
Ene Ek Eer Asnmsnseal
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Semeon Timoshenko
Ukraine
Petropavilovka
Dniepero-Petrovsk
Moscow Radio
Kursk-Kharkov
Moscow
Kalinin Front
Velikie Luki
Velik
Goebbels Seeks Explaination of Struggles in War Strain
In a Das Reich article from tern, Switzerland, February 6, Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels acknowledged German discontent over the Russian campaign and shortages. He blamed overwork and irritability and argued Germans favor victory and continued fighting, praising national unity and morale amid winter hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tern
Switzerland
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Das Reich
Goebbels
North Africa
France
Indian Arrow Sunk Off Atlantic Coast By Submarine
Twelve survivors reached shore at Atlantic City reporting the tanker India Arrow was torpedoed off the coast. Twenty six crew members were missing after the attack. Captain Carl S. Johnson and 11 others rode a lifeboat for 36 hours through oil and flames to reach safety.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Carl S. Johnson
Atlantic
Johnson
New Dorp
N. Y
Nson
India Arrow
United States
Iti
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company of
New York
Civil Defense Fund Sails Through House Committee
Washington reports the house appropriations committee backed a 100 million dollar civilian defense line item as part of a 160.6 million omnibus, citing expected enemy air raids and the need to equip gas masks, training for defense workers, and Hawaii emergency fund reimbursements. LaGuardia warned of sporadic attacks and urged preparedness while Manhattan’s mayor pledged to stay as civilian defense chief until the bill clears Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Continental United States
England
Europe
Roosevelt
Hawaii
United States
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Appropriations Committee
LaGuardia
Atlantic Coast
Manhattan
Will is Unbroken The suit to break Annie Monroe will ends
Judge G A Roberds of Olathe district court sustained a defense demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence. Frank Monroe, brother of Annie Monroe, sues Lawrence National Bank as executor and the will beneficiaries over a $5 bequest to him. Roberds took over after Judge Hugh Means disqualified himself.
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Annie Monroe
G. A.roberds
Olathe
Frank €. Monroe
Lawrence National Bank
Roberds
Hugh Means
Students Visit Topeka On Civic Pilgrimage
Payne Ratner addressed 75 Kansas high school sophomores on the annual pilgrimage to Topeka praising their readiness for future citizenship. The students, winners of area essay contests, traveled as part of a trip sponsored by the State Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Kansas
The
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Stock Market Index Averages Dip Slightly
The index of 60 stocks sits at 37.9, down from yesterday's 38.2 as trading closes. Investors watch declines amid cautious activity and small sector shifts.
Far East War Update Sees Serious Allied Struggle
London reports Tokyo claims of Dutch fleet losses remain unconfirmed as Allied defenses around Singapore and the Philippines resist fierce Japanese assaults. Washington notes a grim war outlook despite heavy Japanese ship and crew losses. reinforcements are pivotal to shift the balance.
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Japan
Far Pacific
Philippines
Singapore Island
United Nations
ABCD
Washington
Imperial Tokyo
Dutch Indies
N.E.I
Java Sea
Macassar Strait
London
Indies
Tokyo
United States
Navy Department
U.S
Soerabaja
Borneo
Rangoon Air Battle Ends Japanese Raid With Losses
American volunteer and British pilots repelled a daylight Japanese raid on Rangoon shooting down ten planes and likely destroying ten more. The communique notes seven confirmed American air kills and five probable, as the raid ended with no OSB losses and the Salween front activity easing with Japanese shelling near Mataban and British bombardment of Paan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Urma
Salween River
Mataban
Paan
Axis Eye Allied Invasion Of Europe In Spring
Italian Admiral Ducci predicts the United States and Britain may invade Europe in spring targeting the Balkans or northern Scandinavia. He cites routes through Bulgaria or Albania or Turkey and a possible arc from Narvik to Archangel with a northern push toward Sweden and Finland. He also foresees intensified naval action in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.
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Bern
Switzerland
Axis
United States
Britain
Europe
Ducci
Oggi
Pacific
Russia
Balkans
Scandinavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Turkey
Arctic Circle
Narvik
Norway
Archangel
Ducey
Sweden
Finland
Germany
Mediterranean
Atlantic
British hold Tobruk region as desert fighting continues
British desert fighters stiffened their lines near Tobruk as RAF aircraft struck Axis supply lines. Cairo said no land change yesterday while Axis reports claimed Tirimi and Ain El Gazala as focal points. Ramel’s reinforcements hit in Jebel El Akdar, with many Axis vehicles destroyed, signaling a continued stand at the mountain flank.
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London
Tobruk
R.A.F
Cairo
Cirenaica
Tmimi
Ain el Gazala
Poe
Axis
Bengasi
Erwin Ramel
Jebel el Akdar
Msus
Tornado Kills in Georgia near Alvaton
A tornado struck near Alvaton in Meriwether county at about noon today killing at least three people and injuring several others.
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Georgia
Griffin
Alvaton
Meriwether County
Regular Hours in Lawrence Stores Shift With Time Change
Merchants Bureau reports stores in Lawrence will keep regular hours despite daylight saving. Opening becomes 7 o'clock next week though 8 a.m. by clock, with sun position aligning. Schools and university will adjust. overall disruption minimal as city and rural life adapt to one hour advance.
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Lawrence
Merchants Bureau
Junior
Janice
Death in a Storm Strikes Little Rock Area
A severe windstorm battered Little Rock and nearby areas causing two deaths and about twenty injuries. William Burgin, 65, died at a Benton hospital from home demolition. Manila Raney, 79, was killed when her son H W Raney’s home collapsed. Raney and his wife were hospitalized in critical condition. Storefronts shattered and bricks toppled onto cars as a three story building gave way.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPA
William Burgin
Red Oaks
Benton Hospital
Manila Raney
H. W. Raney
Congo
Raney
Benton, Ark
Treasury Plans 1.5 Billion Dollar Government Bond Sale
The Treasury announced a 1.5 billion dollar borrowing through next Friday’s security sale to finance escalating war costs. Details remain undisclosed as deficits mount and the public debt nears the statutory ceiling, prompting a request to raise the limit.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Allied Shipping Losses Rise in Atlantic Battle Says London
London reports Allied shipping losses in the Battle of the Atlantic are higher than in the past six months. Officials note more U-boats operate along the western Atlantic near the U.S. coast, with some submarines possibly refueling locally. Surface supply ships may service them without long trips back to bases.
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London
United States
Atlantic
Germany
Norway
France
Douglas county Scouts plan February Armory barbecue
Douglas county Boy Scouts Cubs and Senior Scouts hold the annual Douglas district meeting as a barbecue at the Armory on Thursday February 12 at 6 30 pm. Sgt William Kollender will serve dinners and motion pictures will be shown by H H Prescott. Eagle awards will be given and attendees include Scouts from Baldwin Eudora and Tonganoxie.
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Douglas County
Armory
Douglas
William Kollender
R.O.T.C. Department
K.U
H. H. Prescott
Kaw Council
Ralph E. Graber
Baldwin
Eudora
Tonganoxie
A. B. Martin
Fred Brown
Leo Eller
J. C. Milliken
J. F. Carmody
Walter McCorkle
Ralph Graber
Kollender
Alfred J. Beil
Ira Hunt
J. J. Lavery
Bob Oyler
John Long
William Boardman, Sr
R. J. Zeidler
Father Budreau
Charles Gerstenberger
A. Woestemeyer
Lawrence
Lyndon Man Killed in Highway 50 Collision
W. F. Lindsay of Lyndon, 50, died at Memorial hospital from injuries after being struck by A. R. Fletcher of Ottawa driving a 1929 Model A Ford on Highway 50 N near Baldwin Junction. Lindsay died from a skull fracture. coroner L. K. Zimmer ordered a inquest to be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Lindsay
Lyndon
Memorial Hospital
Baldwin Junction
Lindsay
A. R. Fletcher
Ottawa
Fletcher
L. K. Zimmer
Legion Commander Visits Post to Emphasize Patriot Standards
Scott Berridge state commander of the American Legion addressed the Dorsey Liberty post at Legion hall praising 28 years of the Legion program and its support for national defense. He urged focus on defeating the enemy and strengthening American unity and purpose. Local officers noted 26 members, safety contest prizes, and a defense program discussion. Captain George Humphrey outlined civilian defense ties and a call to display the flag daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Berridge
Holton
American Legion
Dorsey-Liberty
Legion Hall
Legion
the Legion
Irvin L. Cowger
Berridge
Lawrence
National Organization of the Legion
Russia
Howard Irwin
Lathrop Reed
Dovesey-Liberty Post
Legion National Safety Contest
Post
George Humphrey
Legion Defense
Ed Fritz
War Course Enrollment Grows at University of Kansas
Enrollment continues in KU defense courses with 13 Vacuum Tube Electronics students under Prof J D Stranatham, 15 Military Law under Prof J B Smith, 34 Navigation under Prof N W Storer, 12 Meteorology under Prof C J Posey, 12 Aerial Photography under Prof H T A Smith. Watkins Memorial Hospital hosts Nurses Aide 11, Home Nursing 3, First Aid 15, plus 12 non students, and Nutrition 4 students.
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University of Kansas
J. D. Stranatham
J. B. Smith
N. W. Storer
C. J. Posey
H.T.A. Smith
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Greek Vessel Arrives With Pan Norway Survivors
A Greek freighter flying the Swiss flag reached Lisbon with 40 crew members from the 9,231 ton Norwegian tanker Pan Norway after its sinking in the Atlantic about 12 days earlier. Six survivors including the first officer Robertson Ehr ard were wounded by shell fragments.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Pan
Norway
Atlantic
Robertson Ehrard
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Manila
Bay Shore
Mercury
Associated Press
Belgium
Holland
Navi Hich Command
Monroe
Ratner
Far East
Domet
Strait of Malacca
Singapore
Strait
Johore
Island
Singa
Adinavis
Boy Scouts
Iowa
Roger M. Williams
Williams
Vincent Donahoe
Kansas City
Ed Reiter
George Kurt
Cascade
Legion Commander
Cowger
MTWT
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