Japanese Losses Grow in Bali and Java War Front
Unofficial counts place 19 to 36 Japanese ships sunk or damaged around Bali and Sumatra since Thursday. US Dutch aircraft and ships attacked in Bangka Strait near Batavia, setting fire to a transport over 10,000 tons and downing four Japanese planes. Port Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory was placed under military control amid rising alarms.
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Bulletin Bandoeng
N.E.J
Bali
Sumatra
United States
Java
Bangka Strait
Batavia
United Nations
Australia
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Francis Forde
Canberra
Northern Territory
Port Darwin
Timor
Soerabaia
Netherlands
London
Denpasar
Diminished Fighting in Bataan and Forts Shutdown
Washington reports that fighting in the Philippines has eased on the Bataan peninsula and at Manila Bay forts. There is practically no enemy air or ground activity in 24 hours, and harbor defenses to widge batteries have ceased. MacArthur recommended awards to Maj. Gen. Richard K. Sutherland and Brig. Gen. Richard J. Marshall for their roles in the defense plan.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
Bataan
Manila Bay
Widge
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Richard K. Sutherland
Richard J. Marshall
Commonwealth
Nation Sets March 17 Draft Lottery For 8 to 9 Million
Washington reports the new wartime draft lottery will pick numbers between 8 million and 9 million men, with registration date February 16. Local boards will shuffle cards and issue numbers T 1 to TP as they update lists, and some registrants may be called soon after the lottery ends.
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Washington
St. Patrick’s Day
Selective Service
Rigadier
Lewis B. Hershey
War Department
Power To India Gains Backing As Freedom Move
Associated Press reports Chiang Kai-Shek farewell message to India notes world opinion in sympathy with India's freedom. British sources say Churchill plans to expand India's self government powers. In the Mediterranean Axis reports claim destruction of a British convoy near Sidi Barrani and raids on Malta and Libya with many planes lost.
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Associated Press
India
Chiang Kai-Shek
Churchill
Mediterranean
Axis
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Malta
Libya
Cairo
R.A.F
Britain
Germany
Ostend
Belgium
Berlin
Helgoland Bight
Cold snap to hit Kansas with snow forecast
Kansas weather shifts from warmth to cold as the Weather Bureau warns of rain turning to snow. Temperatures may drop to 15 in the west and 20 in the east by morning. Readings include Topeka at 0.81 inch rainfall Sunday, El Dorado 1.07 inches, and Dodge City a high of 54 yesterday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Dakotas
Colorado
Kansas City
Wichita
Concordia
el Dorado
Flora
Dodge City
Goodland
Injured Woman Struck By Car On Massachusetts Street
Mrs. C. E. Harrison about 70 suffered severe injuries after being struck by a 1929 Ford near 1545 Learnard Avenue just north of Sixteenth Street. Police report says she walked east across Massachusetts street and was hit 21 feet north of the sidewalk line. Driver Elroy Washington, of outlet 2, Washington, was northbound.
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C. E. Harrison
Learnard Avenue
Massachusetts
Sixteenth Street
Harrison
Massachusetts ‘Street
Churchill to Speak in Public at Next Commons Session
London February 23 The government announced Prime Minister Churchill will deliver a public address at the next sitting of the House of Commons. A ministry statement said there is no need for a secret session that day, contrasting earlier reports of a private report after cabinet changes.
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Washington
White House
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
F.D.A
Army
United Nations
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Ministry of Information
Netherlands Hospital Ship Op Ten Moort Attacked
An official announcement says eight Japanese bombers attacked the plainly marked Netherlands hospital ship Op Ten Moort. The attack caused two deaths and 13 injuries with considerable damage to hospital installations. Location of the strike was not specified.
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Batavia
N. E
Netherlands
Op Ten Moort
Aneta
Complete Victory Sought by Russia
Stalin urged millions of soldiers and civilians to fight on for complete victory in a war of liberation despite recognizing lack of allies. The day carried warnings of hardship, with Germany claiming heavy Russian losses while Russia noted a small RAF unit and a Polish army being formed on Soviet soil.
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Joseph Stalin
Russia
Red Army
R.A.F
Japan
Kuibyshev
Pacific
Tokyo
Constantin Smetanin
Moscow
Red Navy
Germany
Soviet’ Information Bureau
Berlin
Stalin
Leningrad
White
Ukraine
Crimea
Roosevelt asks Congress for 596 million for army clothing and gear
President Roosevelt asked Congress to add 596.886 million dollars to the military funds bill for army clothing and equipage. The move would lift total clothing and outfitting appropriations to 1.526 billion as part of a sweeping war department package and follows approval of a 32.071 billion dollar base bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
War Department
George Washington
Objections Grow to Sugar Control on Capitol Hill
As the government moves to ration sugar calls arise on Capitol Hill for repeal or modification of the federal sugar production and marketing system. The debate centers on how sugar is produced and distributed under government control.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
New Army Reserves Train in Urals Ready for Action
Moscow reports Red Star says the new Soviet army reserves, backed by a fresh air arm with Hurricane fighters, completed training in the Urals and are ready. Stalin calls for complete victory in a war of liberation and orders new units to front lines with increased arms and industry effort as MacArthur sends greetings from Bataan.
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Moscow
Red Star
Urals
Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Philippines
Churchill reshuffles cabinet in drastic second overhauling
London reports Britain’s wartime cabinet overhaul leaves key positions unchanged whileDropping five ministers and naming Sir James Grigg war minister are the major moves. Grigg praised as a tough administrator, with others like Llewellin Cranborne and Dalton filling renamed posts amid broader reshuffle.
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London
CPI
Churchill
Britain
James Grigg
House of Commons
Stafford Cripes
H. D. R. Margesson
J. J. Llewellin
J .W. T. Moore-Brabazon
Arthur Greenwood
Viscount Cranborne
Lord Moyne
Lord Portal
Lord Reith
Hugh Dalton
Llewellin
Board of Trade
Lord Wolmer
Dalton
Greenwood
Civil Service
Grigg
Whitehall
War Office
Exchequer
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Cranborne
Cutter Alexander Hamilton Torpedoed Off Iceland
The coast guard cutter Alexander Hamilton was torpedoed by a submarine off Iceland. While being towed into port it capsized and had to be sunk by gunfire. The loss of life is described as moderate with no figures given. The ship built in 1937 measured 327 feet and 2,141 gross tons with a 20 knot speed.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Alexander Hamilton
Iceland
Navy
New York
United States
Reuben James
Road control clash as county unit plan faces township push
Kanwaka township leads opposition to a plan by three county commissioners to place 720 miles of township roads under county control. The Kanwaka board argues roads can be maintained more efficiently locally and vows to mobilize voters against the county unit system. The county cites efficiency advantages and seeks 20 percent protest petitions to force a county-wide ballot.
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Kanwaka Board
Journal- World
Kanwaka
Court House
Lawrence
Frank W. Houk
Ralph L. Colman
Hubert Wulfkuhle
Lou Griffith
Ed Johnson
J. M. Sanderson
Ralph Colman
Holiday Pay Split Frames Bay Area Machine Shops
In the San Francisco Bay Area 550 workers at Hall Scott in Berkeley volunteered to work on a holiday at time and a half and donate earnings to the Navy Relief Society. Other plants stayed idle or operated at double time, while unions and employers argued over whether to sacrifice for war production. General Manager Robert P. Palmgren cited workers’ initiative to follow Donald Nelson’s request as the reason for compliance.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Defense Industries
Navy Relief Society
A.F.L
Hall Scott Motor Car Company
Berkeley
Marine Motors
Robert P. Palmgren
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
War Industries
Dr Frank Nelson to Tell Story of Nazi Terrorism
Dr Frank Nelson will recount Nazi terror in Norway in a Fraser theater lecture sponsored by the University convocation committee. Nelson, former Oslo University guest professor, spent two years in Norway and endured Gestapo arrest and seven months confinement in Mollergaten jail.
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Norway
Frank Nelson
Oslo University
Fraser Theater
Nelson
Altho
Gestapo
Mollergaten
Oslo
Lisbon
U.S
West Point
Europe
Chances Britain can hold Rangoon fade with Japanese push
British hopes of defending Rangoon against a stronger Japanese force are seen as greatly diminished in London. Reports say fighting near the Bilin and Sittang rivers place Rangoon-Lashio railway at risk, with cables possibly cut and British lines likely to retreat toward India.
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London
Rangoon
Burma
Bilin
Sittang
Rangoon-Lashio
India
Malaya
Singapore
Doubt Island Base Rumor Denied By U S Officials
Official sources discount London reports that Germany planned a Martinique base in the western Atlantic. UK and US observers note no evidence of Axis submarines using Martinique and say any base would trigger quick U S countermeasures.
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Washington
London
Martinque
Atlantic
United States
Lorient
France
Brittany
Germany
Washington Quarterly
Martinique
Ernest J. Blankenship
Fort de France
Navy Department
Mrs Wellman Dies After Months of Illness
Mrs Isa E Wellman 59 died in a Kansas City hospital after months of illness. A Republican worker and former Douglas County register of deeds from 1925 to 1929 she later worked in life insurance and as secretary to Carl Friend in his lieutenant governor bid. Survivors include her son Joseph and daughter Ruth Wellman, another daughter in Omaha, mother Fern Evans, siblings Roger and John Evans Jr. Funeral at First Methodist Church Tuesday at 2 30 with Rev Edwin Price. Burial Oak Hill cemetery.
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Isa E. Wellman
Kansas City
Republican Party
Douglas County
Carl Friend
Edwin Price
Oak Hill Cemetery
Officials to Fight Duel in Argentine Campaign Dispute
Buenos Aires reports arrangements completed for a saber duel between Col. Enrique Rottier former acting governor of Buenos Aires province and Paul Damonte Taborda head of the congressional committee probing anti Argentine activities. The duel is tied to election campaign remarks and was set for late today with undisclosed location.
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Buenos Aires
Col
Enrique — Rottier
Paul 1 Damonte Taborda
Congressional Committee
Col. Rottier
Damonte Taborda
Soybean Clinic Draws Farmers To March Meeting
Farmers with idle acres due to a failed wheat crop will attend a soybean clinic at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Friday March 6 at 1 30 pm. Sponsors include Union Pacific Rock Island Kansas State College extension Kansas City Soybean Mill and Dannen Grain. Topics cover adapted varieties seed sources planting and cultivation practices erosion control feeding soybeans to livestock and market outlook. A soybean mill representative will discuss processing grades and prices.
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Chamber of Commerce
Union Pacific and
Rock Island Railroads
Kansas State College Extension Division
Kansas City Soybean Mill
Kansas City
Kan
Dannen Grain and Milling Company
St. Joseph
Prof Jones Speaks at Rotary on Color and Light
Prof Tom Jones of the University School of Fine Arts spoke at Rotary about color and light. He explained pigment and light react differently and illustrated effects with colored lights and everyday objects. Visitors included Tommy Evans and Emil Liston of Baker University. Intercity Rotary meeting planned in March and the Lawrence Rotary founding anniversary set for April 6.
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Tom Jones
School of Fine Arts
The
University
Rotary
Tommy Evans
Emil Liston
Baker University
Baldwin
Lawrence
Panamanian Tanker Thalia Sunk Near Moncos Islands
Aneta reports the 8,329 ton Panamanian tanker Thalia torpedoed today near Moncos islands about 100 miles from Aruba. Three lifeboats with crew were sighted about 50 miles off the Moncos. The Thalia, owned by Panama Transport a Standard Oil of New Jersey unit, was built in 1926 at Kiel Germany.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Moncos Islands
Aruba
Aneta
Thalia
Panama Transport Company
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Kiel
Germany
Weather Outlook Cold Trend With Light Snow Possible
Kansas faces a sharp drop in temperatures tonight and Tuesday forenoon with readings 15 degrees northwest and 20 degrees southeast Tuesday morning. Occasional light snow expected tonight and in extreme east Tuesday forenoon. Rainfall totals near 1.01 inches through the morning. NE winds around 18 mph at 3 pm.
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