German Battleships Dash Through Dover Strait to Helgoland
German battleships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen skirted Britain in a dramatic Channel passage. RAF and fleet air arm fought the flotilla through snow and mist, claiming hits while British losses were denied. The drama shifted Atlantic balance as ships aimed for Helgoland, with further reports awaited.
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Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Helgoland Bight
English Channel
Britain
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Pacific
R.A.F
Fleet Air Arm
British Isles
Channel
Admiralty Air, Ministry
Helgoland
Althe
France
Dover Strait
Joint
Commununique
Defenders Hold Grim Line Near Singapore City
British defenders cling to a line two miles from downtown Singapore as Japanese forces push toward the city center. A 10 p.m. broadcast noted no major change in the general line while Tokyo claimed gains along the racetrack and in suburbs. Allied forces fight on amid heavy fighting and air attacks.
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Associated Press
Singapore
Tokyo
Domei
Australia
John Curtin
Pacific
Dutch Indies
Java
United Nations High Command
Batavia
Sumatra
Macassar Harbor
Japan
Rome
Raffles Square
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Hirohito
Malayan
Johore Strait
Navy Attacks Taroa Island in Pacific Strike
Aboard a U S cruiser near Pearl Harbor photographer Jacki Rice reports dawn attack on Taroa Island in the Marshall group. US ships shelled fortifications as air cover fought fighters and shore batteries, with fires, explosions, and casualties observed.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States Navy
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Jacki Rice
Associated Press
United States
Jea
Taroa
Keith Wheeler
Chicago Times
Cnimne
Tropics
Taroa Island
Welv
Enemon
Jar Carrier
Siernal
Lawrence Atchison High to Play Tonight at Atchison
The Journal-World will publish halftime and final scores of the Lawrence versus Atchison high school game to be played tonight in Atchison. The first game Tipoff is at 8 o clock.
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Atchison
The
Journal- World
Flight from Brest Threatens North Atlantic Fleet Power
London reports the Brest raid gives Germany potential to unite a superior North Atlantic fleet. The force could include Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, Tirpitz, Scheer, Luetzow, carriers, cruisers and destroyers. Without decisive action, convoys and Iceland bases may be endangered, altering Atlantic strategy and needing US and UK fleets.
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London
Brest
North Atlantic
Orkneys
Long Island
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Tirpitz
Scheer
Luetzow
Prinz Eugen
Atlantic
United States
Iceland
Britain
PLAN AGRONOMY MEETINGS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY
Two agronomy meetings are set for Monday in Douglas county. Morning at Fellowship hall Baldwin 10 oclock with E A Cleavinger of Kansas State College speaking on The Fundamental Principles of Soil Formation. Afternoon at Chamber of Commerce office 1 30 with talks on Soil Improvement and Crops and Maintenance of Organic Material in the Soil.
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Douglas County
Fellowship Hall
Baldwin
Chamber of Commerce
E. A. Cleavinger
Kansas State College
Roosevelt to join King in broadcast on victory loan eve
Ottawa reports President Roosevelt will join Prime Minister Mackenzie King in an international radio broadcast Sunday night about Canada's second victory loan of 600 million dollars. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will relay the program from 6 30 to 7 p.m. central war time.
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Ottawa
Roosevelt
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
National War Finance Committee
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Engine Lab Under West Stadium Wing At University
University engineers install an airplane testing laboratory beneath the west stadium wing expected to finish in a few weeks. A Continental engine has been bought for study and aero motors up to 500 horsepower may be tested in the facility.
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Aero Motors
President Roosevelts Signs $500 Million China Aid Bill
Washington reports a major act as President Roosevelt signs a bill appropriating 500 million dollars to aid China. The measure seeks to bolster China's war efforts and U.S. diplomatic posture amid global tensions.
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China
Washington
Roosevelt
Navy reports first major February 1 raid devastates Marshall and Gilbert bases
United States naval officers described a two minute strike that hit Taroa Kwaijulein Wotie Roi Jaluit Enybor and Makin in the Marshall and Gilbert islands. Four airbases were destroyed 16 ships sunk including a carrier and destroyer. 41 Japanese planes were downed with five American planes lost.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States
mid-Pacific
Marshall
Gilbert Islands
U. S
Australia
New Zealand
Navy Department
Washinon
Islands
Hawaii
Pacific War Theater
Navy
Taroa
Maloalap Atoll
Kwaijulein
Wotie
Roi
Jaluit
Enybor
Makin
Makin Island
Gilbert
Marshall Group
Japan
League of Nations
Woke
Wake Island
Wake
Mili
Snow Falls Across Kansas Prompting Widespread Cold
Snow spread over a large Kansas area with two inches depth in western counties and precipitation totaling .37 inch at Dodge City. Goodland recorded two inches of snow with .14 inch moisture, while Manhattan also noted snowfall. Temperatures in the state remained near normal with a brisk February chill similar to typical patterns.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Western
Dodge City
Goodland
Manhattan
Robb
Wichita
Island Raid Pearl Harbor Fact Summary
Facts of the February 1 U S attack on Japanese bases in the Marshall and Gilbert islands. Assault began 6 58 a m with all combat ships. Major targets were airbases at Taro Wotje Roi and Engbor. Villages Kwajale Roi were destroyed and at least 16 ships sunk with 41 aircraft destroyed.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Marshall
Gilbert
Aul Taro
Wotje
Roi
Engbor
Kwajale
Republicans Rally at Olathe Lincoln Day Meeting
An enthusiastic crowd including Douglas County representatives attended the Second District Republican Lincoln Day event in Olathe. Lt. Gov. Carl Friend led the local delegation and William E. Johnson of Nebraska spoke on supporting war effort and civil discourse. Local officials and nine counties sent reps to the First Methodist church gathering.
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Douglas County
Lincoln
Olathe
Carl KE
G.O.P
William E. Johnson
Nebraska
Republican Party
Payne Ratner
Frank Sullivan
Board of Administration
Robert C. Rankin
Edwin F. Abels
Roy Flory
A. M. Gardner
Ed Arndt
Robert Oyler
Baldwin Mitchell
Hugh Means
Steve Thorne
Leo Smith
Clyde Hosford
Friend
U. S. Guyer
Altho
Les Hegeman
Clathe
First Methodist Church
Kansas cities challenge compensating tax on out-of-state purchases
Chanute faces a test case over the state compensating tax on purchases made outside Kansas and brought in. Bert Mitchner says Chanute owes 2937 dollars in delinquent tax as the city appeals to the state tax commission and possibly to the supreme court.
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McPherson
Kan
Kansas Cities
Chanute
Kansas
Bert Mitchner
State Tax Commission
Mitchner
Supreme Court
Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities
J. R. Rhoades
Joe F. Balch
D. G. Smith
Girard
S. C
Jetmore
Junction City
Kansas City
Kingman
Kinsley
LaCrosse
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Lindsburg
Lyons
Meade
Moundridge
Neodesha
Norton
Oakley
Osage City
Osawatomie
Osborne
Ottawa
Pratt
Russell
Sabetha
Salina
Seneca
Sterling
Wamego
Wellington
Winfield
Grant Wood Dies at 49 in Iowa City Farm Belt
Artist Grant Wood died after a long illness in Iowa City following a November hospitalization and December surgery. Born in the Midwest he would have turned 50. his famous works include American Gothic, Daughters of Revolution and Parson Weems Fable.
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Iowa City
Farm Belt
Grant Wood
Wood
Midwest
D.A.R
Parson Weem
George Washington
Red Forces Drive Toward White Russia Front
Soviet ski troops pierced German lines toward White Russia from the Valdai region near Moscow. Toropets was cited as reached, with over 2,400 German deaths reported and major advances echoing on the mainland front. Red Marines seized a hill near Sevastopol. Izvestia noted a dispersed German battalion.
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Associated Press
Russia
White Russia
Old Poland
Valdai Hills
Moscow
Toropets
Smolensk
Dnieper River
Leningrad
Red Army
Red Navy
Sevastopol
Crimea
Izvestia
Kerch
Black Sea
Americans Critical of British Malaya Defense in Singapore Flight
Twenty eight Americans arrived from Singapore with strong charges against British defense. They accuse neglect in Penang evacuation, lack of air power, and poor anti aircraft defenses. They recalled chaos as British troops fled and warned of a potential empire collapse.
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Jersey City
N. J
Singapore
Malaya
Harry Benson
Penang
Japan
Elliott H. Stimpson
Washington
State Department
Simpson
U. S
Robert Streeper
J. G. Hanna
Seattle
Food for Freedom loans aid Douglas farmers to boost pork and dairy output
Douglas county farmers may obtain Food for Freedom loans up to 500 dollars from the Farm Security Administration at the courthouse. Sam Kerr, office manager, notes loans target low income producers to raise pork dairy and poultry for home use and commercial sale. Loans bear 5 percent interest with a one year term for crops and longer terms for dairy animals and breeding hogs.
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Douglas County
Farm Security Administration
Sam Kerr
Kerr
Department of Agriculture
Stock Market Index Rises to 36.8 on 60-Stock Average
The stock market index for sixty stocks stands at 36.8, reflecting overall gains across the market. Traders note a steady advancement in late trading, with technology and industrial shares contributing to the uptick.
Ratner Approves 35th Army Change to Triangular Form
Gov Payn Ratner approves reorganization of the 85th Army division into a triangular from square shape. Maj Gen John F Williams says the move keeps National Guard ready and under state control after the war. Adjutant General M R McLean notes principal Kansas units stay in the 85th with specified brigades and artillery units while some troops shift as units are reduced.
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Topeka
UPI
Payn Ratner
5Th Army
John F. Williams
National Guard Bureau
Kansas
Williams
National Guard
M. R. McLean
85Th
137Th Infantry
161St Field Artillery
127Th Field Artillery
130Th Field Artillery
35Th Signal Company
110Th Ordnance Company
McLean
Lawrence Livestock Pavilion Sets Busy Sale Week Schedule
The Lawrence pavilion hosts a three day sale streak starting February 19 with Rowe Williams Poland-China sow sale led by Col. G H Shaw. February 20 features Clyde Coffman’s horse and mule sale. The week ends with the regular sale including hogs cattle sheep and horses plus used machinery to support wartime economy.
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Lawrence
Rowe & Williams
C. R. Rowe & Son
Scranton
Kan
Wave Williams
Grandview
United States
Col
G. H. Shaw
Lexington
Clyde Coffman
Kansas
Seniors in Charge at Liberty Memorial High School Assembly
The senior class led today's assembly at Liberty Memorial High School. Jane Woestemeyer won a district road citizenship medal for the contest sponsored by the D.A.R. Emily Bernstorf of Winfield won the state contest and will receive a trip to Washington. The senior class officers are Don Jones president Beverly Gaines vice president Joan Gibbons secretary Eloise Basom treasurer Bob Bayles student council representative. The program included a radio broadcast satirizing advertising and speeches, a ten voice chorus, piano solos by Roberta Frowe and Richard Thompson, and a soil conservation talk interrupted by news flashes from Berlin and Tokyo.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Jane Woestemeyer
D.A.R
B. F. Payne
Jane
Emily Bernstorf
Winfield
Washington
Don Jones
Beverly Gaines
Joan Gibbons
Eloise Basom
Bob Bayles
Roberta Frowe
Claire de Lune
Calvin Dresser
Bobite
Berlin
Tokyo
Joan Sisson
Anabel Keeler
Richard Thompson
Dorothy Sands Cancels KU Community Lecture Engagement
Dorothy Sands cancels her February 18 appearance in the KU community lecture course on selections from English drama. She is tied to a Broadway play with an extended run, and secretary Raymond Nichols notes no substitute has been selected.
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Dorothy Sands
K. U
Miss Sands
Raymond Nichols
Hitler Meets Quisling in Berlin Conference
Adolf Hitler today received Vidkun Quisling head of the Norwegian puppet government and conferred with him at some length in Berlin.
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Hitler
Quisling
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Vidkun Quisling
Readiness for Third Douglas County Selective Service
Douglas County prepares for the third selective service registration with 80 registrars trained and setup at the Armory. About 1690 to 2000 men aged 20 to 45 born 1897 to 1921 must register, answer nine questions, and receive a personal registration card on site.
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Douglas County
Bruce Cameron
Local
Selective Service Board
Armory
Debate Finals Open at KU With 20 Teams Present
Debaters from 20 teams arrive at the University of Kansas for tournament activity with Coffeyville withdrawing from class A due to a debater's illness. Final rounds run through tomorrow under a double round robin system, delaying results until tomorrow morning.
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Coffeyville
University of Kansas
K. U. Extension
Democratic bid filed by Lud Strnad for 6th Kansas seat
Lud Strnad of Belleville announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for congressional representative from Kansas' sixth district. He has filed a $100 fee with Secretary of State Frank J. Ryan, becoming the first candidate to file for state or congressional office in the 1942 election. the district is currently held by Frank Carlson.
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Belleville
Kan
Lud Strnad
Republic County
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Concordia Republican
Straad
Frank J. Ryan
Air Raid Casualties Reported in London January Riots
Official statement lists 112 killed or missing and believed dead and 61 injured as civilian casualties from January air raids in London. Includes confirmation of casualties and hospitalizations among civilians.
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London
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Prince Eugen
Germany
Strait of
Dover
Bomber Command
Tornedo
Fleet
Plan Agronomy
F.D.R
Mackenzie King of
West Stadium
Mid- Pacific
G. O. P. Rally
Carl Friend
Funk’s Ambulance
Ady
RED
White
FSA
Ratner
Seniors IN Charge
Army
Navy Marines
Coast Guard
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Public Health Service
Reserve Corps
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