Japanese troop transports move south toward Indo China
Reports, not confirmed by AP, say Japanese army contingents aboard transports are shifting south from Formosa and Japan toward Hainan Island or southern Indo China. Observers note potential bases and transit routes, with Forder bases and rubber trade tensions implicated amid broader Southeast Asia moves.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Formosa
Japan
Hainan Island
South China Coast
Indo-China
Singapore
London
Hainan
Marshall Says U S to Reinforce Pacific Fleet With New Planes
Washington reports General George Marshall told the Senate military affairs committee that the United States will reinforce the Pacific fleet immediately with the latest army aircraft. He avoided naming numbers in secret sessions and said an irreducible minimum of planes and equipment is needed worldwide. He also urged swift passage of the British aid bill to coordinate production for Britain and American forces and reduce competition over aircraft types.
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Honekons
Ice Hok
Gulf of Siam
Sinespore
Saison
Indo-China
Danas Nee
Marshall
U.S
Pacific Fleet
Washington
George. Marshall
Senate
United States
Yeeliningg
Pacific
Army
Navy Uy
Britfar
Britain
Missouri Contest in First Ward Amid Inaugural Fight
Missouri election turmoil centers on Governor elect Forrest C. Donnell as courts and legislature clash over seating. Lawmakers plan a joint session to declare Donnell elected amid challenges by Democrats led by Lawrence LeDaniel. In Jefferson City, candidates file for city council in the first ward.
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St. Louis
Lawrence ‘Olartel
Republian
Forrest C. Donnell
Missouri
McDaniel
C. Marion Hulen
Vahey Gil Witsae
Owiew
Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Lawrence LeDaniel
Monnell
Dhs O Accoe
Noviarbor
Donnell
McVand
Dubiant
Amary
Senate
House
Podge
Orton
Fee Supreme Court
Hallora
Lloyd C. Stark
Pee
Stark
Nazis Paying 11900 a Day for U S Messages
New York reports Berlin dispatches radio messages to America and Berlin, with an estimated 811,000 daily cost for the German propaganda ministry. About 5,000 messages have been sent recently by Padi Corporation of America amid censorship and pricing concerns. J B Rostron notes many messages are blocked by obscenity laws and overall messages show avowed support for those paying. Hopkins on Production Manning Washington announces appointment to a production planning board aiding defense office on industrial planning.
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New York
Phoen
Aiseans
Ameradio
Berlin
Proaganda
J. B. Rostron
AUA
Dr Pepper Parade Radio Times Listing
A radio timetale for the Dr Pepper Parade segment airing at 9 30 p m on WDAF Adv station details and schedule snippet.
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WDAF
Adv
Stock Market Index Shows Drop from 39.9 to 49.7
The index tracking 60 stocks rose to 49.7 yesterday after a prior reading of 39.9. Analysts note volatility driven by market sectors and trading activity as investors reassess earnings outlooks and risk.
Weather Outlook for Kansas Snow and Cold Continue
Topeka reports more cold weather with occasional light snow across Kansas. Night temperatures dip to 15 to 20 degrees in the north and 0 to 20 in the south, with east and north not rising above 20 and the west reaching 30 tomorrow. Led by cloud cover, precipitation spans from the gulf to Canada. Readings include Salina 10, Goodland 14, Wichita 9. Some towns record freezing mist and mixed snow depths, with historic lows in west and south areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. PD
Flora
Gulf
Canada
Siaees City
Satvia
Coffeyville
Atchison
Salina
Goodland
Dodee City
Concordia
Wichita
Phillipsburg
Fort Riley
Ellis
Tillis
Garden City
Army Strength Estimated At 867000 Men
The War Department estimated the current American army strength at about 867000. It lists 62000 officers on duty with 14000 regulars and 14000 National Guard officers plus 34000 reserve officers on extended active duty. Enlisted personnel total 805000 including 454000 regulars, 228000 National Guard, and 128000 selective service trainees.
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Washington
War Department
Regular Army
National Guard
Rumanians reportedly order one million reservists by March 15
Reports from Belgrade and Sofia claim Romania ordered about 1,000,000 reservists to report by March 14. The motive centers on frontier defense against a perceived Russian move and broader German strategic goals in the Balkans, with peasants urged to remain available for farming.
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Belgrade
Sofia
Rumania
Reynolds Speaks Against the Bill in Senate Debate
Washington February 20 Senator Reynolds of North Carolina voices opposition to the administration British aid bill. He warns passage could pull the United States toward war and burden taxpayers with huge debt while arguing it defends Britain at American expense. Bailey signals readiness for war if the bill leads to conflict.
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Washington
Reynolds
D-Nc
United States
Senate
North Carolina
Foreign Relations Committee
Bailey
D.-N.c
Lam
Johnson
Calif
Kansas Basketball Team Heads to Columbia for Friday Night Game
The Kansas University basketball squad departs for Columbia Missouri at 2 02 tonight from Santa Fe station led by starter Engleman Hunter Allen Kline and Sollenberger with reserves Buescher Hall Walker Hall Arnold. Trainer Nesmith also joins the trip. The contest starts tomorrow evening at 8 30.
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K. U
Columbia
Santa Fe
F. C. Allen
Howard Engleman
T. P. Hunter
Bob Allen
John Kline
Marvin Sollenberger
John
Thin Man
Greeks Repulse Mass Italian Attacks in Albania Front
Reports from the border say Greek forces repelled mass Italian assaults in the Albanian coastal sector last night with heavy artillery. Italians push reinforcements despite bad roads while British long-range cars and numerous planes bomb the Kritish front in Teneleni sector.
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Ritolj
Yugoslavia
Albania
Teneleni
Grower Referendum on Wheat Marketing Quotas Considered
Agriculture Department drafts tentative plans for a grower referendum on marketing quotas for wheat to curb 1941 surplus. Quotas would require two thirds of growers voting to approve. Farmers within their 1941 AAA allotments could market all grain. overplanted producers face selling limits or penalties.
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Washington
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Six Boys and Six Girls Nominated for Summerfield Scholarships
Principal Neal M. Wherry of Liberty Memorial high school announced nominations for the Summerfield scholarship exams at the University of Kansas on March 22. Six boys and six girls were named, with sponsor officials noting exam scope and prior graduates now at the University.
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Summerfield
University of Kansas
Neal M. Wherry
Liberty Memorial High School
Clifford Bates
J. W. Bates
Vermont
Delmar Lefmann
J. L. Lefmann
Maine
Dan Raele
Esther Ragle
Tennessee
Robert Eggert
Illinois
Margaret Kreider
Karl M. Kreider
West Hills Terrace
Betty Leibbrand
P. H. Leibbrand
Fern Stranathan
J. JD. Stranathan
Mississippi
Ralph Graber
Lowell Bailey
Marie Burnett
W. Johnson
Anne Lorimér
Indiana
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Budd Russell
Flo. Russell
Edwin FL Price
FL Price
Mark Viesselman
P. W. Vie
Kiwanis Club Showcases University Music Students
Five University of Fine Arts students performed at the Kiwanis weekly luncheon drawing applause. Elsie Heiberg soprano Edna Givens violin Leora Adams piano Eugene Nininger violin John Ehrlich cello. Heiberg sang Sacrament Ehrlich played Tarantella. The quartet offered Minuet and Allegro from the Dittersdorf in TD major. Walter Schoene reviewed the club’s 1949 achievements.
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University School of Fine Arts
Kiwanis Club
Elsie Heiberg
Fargo
N. D
Edna Givens Fort Scott
Leora Adams
Clay Center
Eugene Nininger
McPherson
John Ehrlich
Topeka
Squires
Miss Adams
Walter Schoene
Eden arrives in Cairo with Sir John Dill
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Lieut. Gen. Sir John G. Dill arrived in Cairo on February 20 to discuss imperial defense staff matters.
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Anthony Eden
Cairo
Egypt
John G. Dill
Imperial General Staff
Banks of Lawrence Closed February 22 for Washington's Birthday
Closing notice states The Banks of Lawrence will be not open for business Saturday February 22 in observance of Washington's Birthday per adv.
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Lawrence
Washington
Four year governor term defeated in Kansas House vote
Topeka record shows a constitutional amendment for a four year governor term failed 62 to 54 in the Kansas House, short of the two-thirds required. Debate highlighted reelection concern. bill may go to Senate, with proposed 1942 voter submission if approved.
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Topeka
Kansas
Payne Ratner
W. W. Fowler
R-Butler
Henry Marr
R Leavenworth
Bill Burke
Fowler
House
Senate
Assembly
Snow and Ice Storm Hits Camp Robinson Big Tent
Snow and ice collapsed the canvas roof of Camp Robinson’s large theatre, seating 2,200, but no one was inside. The tent will be re-commissioned soon with new cables. The 36th division began “inside duties” as ice and snow coated streets and grounds.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
Big Tent Theatre
Democrats To Attend Washington Day Festivities In Topeka
Douglas county Democrats plan to join Washington day events in Topeka led by county chairman J S St Clair. A Saturday banquet at the Jayhawk hotel will include hostesses Mrs Jeanne Myers and Mrs Judd Collier with tickets available at the hotel. Senator Claude Pepper of Florida will speak at the 6 30 pm banquet at the Topeka auditorium on America s Future broadcast by WIBW 8 30 to 9 pm.
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Douglas County
Topeka
J. S. St. Clair
County Central Committee
Jeanne Myers
Jayhawk Hotel
Judd Collier
Mumford
Tex
Woodrow Wilson
Orville McPherson
Kansas City Journal
Jayhawk
Jeffersonian Club of
Metropolitan Hall
Claude Peaper
Florida
America
WIBW
De Valera Blames Nazis For Sinking Irish Ships
Irish Prime Minister Eamon de Valera told Parliament that since the war began German marked aircraft attacked eight Irish ships, sinking four and killing 20. He cited near the coast bombings and machine-gun attacks, with five more ships lost to mines or unknown causes, totaling 14,205 tons.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Daily
Parliament
de Valera
Jury verdict in Security Benefit case totals 81 thousand dollars
A district court jury returned a plaintiff victory in Security Benefit association versus W H and John Morgan. The award totaled 81,195.82 from about 1,600 claimed. The suit concerned rent payments on land across Douglas and Marshall counties.
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Security Benefit Association
W. H
John Morgan
Douglas
Marshall
Allis-Chalmers Strike Spreads to Other Plants in Trouble
Strike actions and labor disputes spread from the Milwaukee Allis-Chalmers plant to four other firm locations as workers vote and threaten walkouts. Other sites include Bethlehem Steel Lackawan na plant in New York state affecting 14,000 workers and Donora zinc works resuming partial output after a shell-making halt.
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Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
Lackawanna, N. Y
Bethlehem Steel Company
American Steel and Wire Company
Donora
Chicago
C. I. C. Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
McCormick Works
International Harvester Company
Minneapolis
C. TI. O.united Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Hopkins
Minneapolis-Moline Posver Implement Company
San Diego
Cal
Nash-Kelvinator
Kenosha
Wis
Lawrence High School sets record with 226 graduates
The largest class in Lawrence High School history will graduate May 29. Principal Neal M. Wherry announced a list of 226 potential graduates, surpassing the 205 graduates in 1939 and the 200s reached only rarely. Baccalaureate will be May 20 with graduation the following Thursday.
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Lawrence High School
Neal M. Wherry
Wherry
Ralph Graber
Jimmy Gheen
New York
Philos
Three KU ROTC Seniors Nominated for Army Commissions
Three ROTC seniors at the University of Kansas are recommended for regular army appointments. A board will interview them on campus Monday. nationwide fifty graduates will receive second lieutenant commissions around July 1, with six from this corps area. Nominees J Donaldson Morton Nortonville Daniel Seward LaShelle Junction City and Robert L Burns Kansas City Mo. were chosen for scholastic and military merit. The interviewing officers are Lt Col Harry S Robertson Maj James R Pierce and Lt Col Douglass W Cairns Medical corps.
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R.O.T.C
University of Kansas
U. S. Army
Kh. LA
J. Donaldson Morton
Nortonville
Daniel Seward LaShelle
Junction City
Robert L. Burns
Kansas City
Burns
Harry S. Robertson
James R. Pierce
Infantry
General Staff Corps
Douglass W. Cairns
Two Farmers Die in Santa Fe Crash Near Norwood
Ottawa reports Truman Todd aged 82 and Owen Barnett aged 30, neighbors living 11 miles northwest of Ottawa, killed in a Santa Fe grade crossing accident between here and Lawrence. The light hay truck was hit by a train driven by EE Kelley of Kansas City. the collision occurred near Norwood in Franklin County at 10 20 this morning.
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Ottawa
Truman Todd
Owen Barnett
Here
Lawrence
EE. L. Kelley
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Norwood
Franklin County
British Forces Cross Juba River in Somaliland Conflict
British troops invading Italian Somaliland have crossed the Juba River near the river line, facing Italian counterattacks. The general headquarters says operations in the river area are developing well and notes occupation of about 10,000 square miles up to the river.
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Cairo
Egypt
Juba
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Kansas High School Activities Association
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R-Atchison
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R-Douglas
FE. J. Malone
D-Ellis
Platt
Leavenworth, Geary and Riley
Revenue and Taxation Commission
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
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Miami. Fla
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The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
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