Navy reports Atlantic sub warfare and Pacific losses
Secretary Knox announced 56 submarine attacks in January and February west of 30 degrees W resulting in three ships sunk and four damaged. He listed 53 Japanese ships lost or damaged in the Pacific, and noted minimal enemy air activity near Los Angeles as a false alarm. Knox suggested inland industrial moves may be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Up— Secretary of Navy
Knox
Atlantic
Navy
United Nations
Japan
Los Angeles
United States
Ocean
Maner
Lord Beaverbrook
England
Pacific
Byrd calls for removal of Labor Secretary Perkins
Senator Byrd of Virginia demanded the dismissal of Secretary of Labor Perkins in the Senate, citing nine years of alleged incompetence and urging a replacement who would be fair to labor yet oppose work stoppages in defense industries.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Perkins
Three Years for Tire Theft in Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Judge Horace G Prall sentences Lawrence Ahman to three to five years in state prison for stealing two automobile tires and tubes from his employer.
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Flemington
N.J
Hunterdon County
Horace G- Prall
Lawrence Ahman
Foes Apparent on Bataan. Losses Slow Jap Attacks
With General MacArthur on the Bataan Peninsula the battle has stalemated as Japanese forces pause attempts to crack the line. American Filipino defenders inflict heavy tolls with artillery and machine guns. morale favors MacArthur’s troops as prisoners report fatigue and reluctance to continue fighting. Continued patrols and uncertain enemy reinforcements frame the current situation.
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Bataan
Clark Lee
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Wec
Manila
United States
Corregidor
Roosevelt objects to farm price bill as selfish and war risk
President Roosevelt sent a letter to the Senate opposing a bill to limit sales of government stocks held by the Commodity Credit Corporation. He argued such limits would harm war support by reducing livestock and oil production and raise living costs, urging continued parity and market stability. Senator Wiley pushed for clearer understanding of the farm sector.
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Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
Roosevelt
Wallace
Wiley
R.-Wis
Guns Struck At Unknown Target In Los Angeles Air Raid
Anti aircraft guns thundered over Los Angeles in the war’s first metro area blackout. An unidentified object drifted from Santa Monica as observers speculated on balloons or aircraft. Police detained eight people and two others died in related incidents. the all clear came at 7 19 a m local war time.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Army
Altho
Blanche Sedewick
Josie Duffy
Venice
F.B.I
Richard B. Hood
E. Larson
Henry B. Avers
Hitler Skips Nazi Party Anniversary Celebration
In Munich preparations for a spring showdown with the Russians kept Adolf Hitler away from a Nazi party anniversary event. The Fuehrer sent a message from his Russian front to officials noting melting snow and blaming winter weather for his absence.
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Munich
UPI
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Russia
Hitler
R.A.F. Mines German Waters
The air ministry announced that the R.A.F. laid mines in German waters last night and lost two aircraft during the operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A.F
London
Air Ministry
Women and Children Evacuated From Aruba Island
American women and children, totaling about 110, were evacuated by airplane from the Aruba Island refinery area off Venezuela. The removal followed submarine activity reported since February 16, when enemy submarines attacked tankers and shelled the refinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aruba
Netherlands West Indies
Venezuela
Allied Warplanes Hold Japs at Bay
Allied and American air forces report sinking three Japanese transports in the Dutch East Indies area as Japanese losses mount. Intercepted bombers over Java were driven off with several downed planes. Australian and Rangoon dispatches note further strikes and enemy fighter losses.
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Dutch East Indies
U. S. War Department
Java
United Nations
Japan
Royal Australian Air Force
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Timor
Rangoon
Burma
Imperial Tokyo
Kansas Oklahoma Aggie Basketball Game Tonight
Halftime and final scores of the Kansas Oklahoma Aggie game will be available tonight starting at 8 o'clock at Stillwater. The Journal-World lists a phone for updates as 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas-Oklahoma Aggie
Stillwater
Journal-World
Stock Market Index Eases to 36.6 After Earlier 36.8
The stock index for 60 stocks slipped to 36.6 from yesterday’s 36.8 as markets paused. Investors watched leading shares and economic data for direction.
Most Healthy Peoples Will Win War Says Stanford President
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, says nations with the most health vigor and discipline will win the war. He urges Americans to abandon night life and loose thinking and to begin training now to ensure victory in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
San Francisco
America
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
American Association of School Administrators
Kansas Quotas Set For Cars and Tires March Through May
Kansas will allow 1 802 new passenger cars from March 2 to May 31 with 1 612 to counties and 190 in state reserve. Sedgwick County leads with 138 cars. Stanton and Greeley may each receive one. Tire and tube quotas rise for March. county allocations list totals for passenger cars and trucks with Sedgwick again largest in both categories.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jeff A. Robertson
Sedgwick
Stanton and Greeley
Robertson
Sedgwick County
Cold Grip Eases in Kansas With Light Snow Forecast
Topeka reports cold weather eases but western and north central Kansas may see light snow this afternoon spreading east by tonight. Moisture in the last 24 hours was minimal and temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 20s tonight. Goodland logged 16 degrees, while Dodge City and Wichita barely exceeded freezing yesterday. Federal and state agriculture departments warn reseeding oats may be needed in south central counties due to past cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Dodge City
Wichita
Federal
Army to Ship Victory Book Campaign Volumes
Col Converse R. Lewis at Fort Leavenworth will send a truck to Lawrence to collect books from the Victory Book campaign. Col James Dusenbury coordinated with Miss Lillian Constant, with 449 books packed and ready, including 170 non fiction and 260 fiction works. Another 474 volumes await dispersion, and more donations continue arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leavenworth
Converse R. Lewis
Lawrence
James Dusenbury
Lillian Constant
Colonel Lewis
Miss Constant
Obstructionist Program Reported in Unoccupied France
Le Nouveau Temps cites British intelligence propaganda and United States Ambassador William D Leahy influencing a broad obstructionist effort in unoccupied France to oppose cooperation with Germany according to German broadcasts observed on Feb 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
le Noveau
Temps
United States
William D. Leahy
Germany
Smashing Victory Over the Germans Grown Amid Snow Melt and Plans
Allied and Soviet reports claim a decisive Soviet breakthrough at Staraya Russa shrinking German forces, while Hitler proclaims winter losses over and readiness for a spring offensive. Bombing in Ankara wounds the German envoy, as shipping losses climb to about 8.3 million tons for allies and 5–6 million for the axis.
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Moscow
Germany
Staraya Russa
Leningrad
Orel
Kharkov
Ukraine
Hitler
Kremlin
Ankara
Turkey
Franz von Papen
Chamber of Shipping
United Kingdom
Britain
Gray Reelected Probate Judge Heads Dallas Red Cross
Probate Judge Frank R. Gray was reelected as chairman of the Dallas County Red Cross board of directors. Rev. Harold G. Barr became vice chairman, succeeding Homer K. Ebright. Mrs. C. W. Amidon was reelected secretary and A. B. Weaver treasurer with committee chairs reappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Gray
Douglas County Red Cross
Harold G. Barr
Homer K. Ebright
Baldwin
C. W. Amidon
A. B. Weaver
Gray
Home Service
William Kollender
George Hedrick
J. W. Murray
Ruth Hoover
J. M. Johnson
John Callahan
H. B. Chubb
Red Cross
Domenico Gagliardo
Wade Pierce
State Senator Riley Ordered to Fort Leavenworth for Exam
Leavenworth Kansas February 25 The state senator and city attorney William D. Riley received orders to report to Fort Leavenworth March 11 for a physical examination. If cleared he will be assigned to Fort Crook, with earlier speculation that he may seek the Republican nomination for Congress from the first district next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
William D. Riley
Fort Leavenworth
Riley
Infantry
Fort Crook
Senate panel proposes aid to small retailers in rationed goods
The Senate small business committee proposed that the government aid retail dealers of rationed articles by allowing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to buy their frozen inventories or lend them funds to support investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Small Business Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hitt Ordered to Report for Active Duty in Coast Artillery
James K. Hitt, assistant registrar at the University of Kansas and ROTC graduate, received orders to report for active duty as a first lieutenant in the coast artillery reserve. Chancellor Malott will name Hitt’s successor after regents review.
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James K. Hitt
K. U
Army
University of Kansas
Coast Artillery Reserve
Hitt
University
R.O.T.C. Department
Deane W. Malott
Board of Regents
Summerfield
Phi Beta Kappa
Honorary Scholastic Society
Dodge City
Wichita University
Scabbard and Blade
R.0.t.c
Cripps Demands End to Business as Usual War Attitude
Sir Stafford Cripps in the House of Commons defends the Churchill cabinet and warns against a "business as usual" approach to the war. He calls for curbs on dog racing and boxing, elimination of extravagance, and unity to speed victory. He urges India to fight for its defense and notes Blimpery harms Britain’s empire, referencing Colonel Blimp.
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London
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
Churchill
India
Stafford
Commons
Britain
Sir Stafford
Blimpery
David Low
Colonel Blimp
Clough Granted Leave to Join U S Censorship Staff
Frank C. Clough managing editor of the Emporia Gazette received a leave of absence to join the director of censorship staff in Washington starting March 1. He has served on the Gazette staff for many years except a 1924-25 period with the Kansas City Star. The Cloughs and their dog Gin will travel by car to Washington this Friday.
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Emporia
Kan
Frank C. Clough
Emporia Gazette
Washington
Clough
William Allen White
The
Gazette
Kansas City Star
Wichita to Play Utah State on Thanksgiving Day
Wichita officials announced Utah State will be the Thanksgiving Day football opponent for the University of Wichita. The game will be played in Wichita and marks the first gridiron meeting between the Shockers and the Logan, Utah, team.
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Wichita
Utah State
Kan
University of Wichita
Shockers
Logan
Fewer Deliveries To Be Made Here
Lawrence merchants adopt a skip a day delivery schedule due to a rubber shortage. Milk trucks will call every other day while grocers meat dealers will do two deliveries daily one morning and one afternoon. Clothiers dry goods firms and bakers cut specials and limit deliveries. laundry cleaners impose a one day service with higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Bakers
U. S. Volunteer Airmen Hit Heavy Toll on Japs in Burma
U S volunteer airmen and RAF pilots claimed one of their heaviest blows against Japanese air power over Burma destroying 30 enemy planes. British forces fell back to the west bank of the Sittang river near Rangoon and prepared defenses while Rangoon imposed a curfew and appointed a military commander to curb looting and arson.
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Rangoon
Burma
Fliers
R.A.F
Sittang River
Sittang
County Rations Tires For Ration Board Actions
County rationing board approves tire and tube purchases including Earl E Hope of Lawrence one tire one tube and inspector A C Tuttle. Willis R Colman of Lawrence one tire one tube, inspector Delmar Gravitt. Robert Kampschroeder of Richland two obsolete tires and tubes. Tuttle, inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Rationing Board
Earl E. Hope
Lawrence
A. C. Tuttle
Willis R. Colman
Delmar Gravitt
Robert Kampschroeder
Richland
Tuttle
Topeka Approves Bike Racks Plan Downtown
Topeka city officials approved a plan to install 10 bicycle racks in the downtown business district. Each rack will hold 28 bicycles, marking the city’s step toward expanding cycling infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Divorce Granted in Van Stratten Case Custody Awarded
Judge Hugh Means grants divorce to Stella Mae Van Stratten and Ernest Jay Van Stratten. Stella Mae receives custody of five minor children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Means
Stella Mae van Stratten
Ernest Jay van Stratten
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Funk’s Ambulance
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East Indies
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Far
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Naval Press Section
Batavia
Soerabaja
Bandoeng
Indies
N.E.I
Macassar
Celebes Island
Palembang
Sumatra
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Koepang
Casital
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Domei
Dr. Wilbur
Douglas County
Franklin
Jefferson
Johnson
Osage
Shawnee
Wyandette
County Red Cross
W. D. Riley
Cripps
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