Fresh Japanese Troops Land As Philippines Battle Intensifies
Washington reports heavy losses on both sides as fresh Japanese troops reinforce the Batan peninsula. Marines and Philippine forces resist in Subic Bay and along the peninsula west coast while Japan seeks to outflank General MacArthur.
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Washington
Philippines
Batan
Subic Bay
War Department
Department
MacArthur
South China Sea
Philippine
General MacArthur
Aviation growth after the war, says Aero Chamber head
Wichita January 24 P Col John H Jouett president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of the United States says aviation will develop after the war as railroading did after the Civil War and autos after World War I He cites plans for 6000 planes a year for military replacement 130 large transports and 240 smaller transports for airlines 38000000 dollars of planes for freight 18000000 dollars for worldwide transportation plus private and export planes.
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Wichita
John H. Jouett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Kansas Press Association
Farmer Sam Thomas Keeps Busy with Calves Pigs and a Daughter
Sam Thomas of Van Alstyne Texas returns to town with a string of new arrivals. Four calves are born on the coldest day, the farmer keeps them warm by the stove. A sow farrows eleven pigs. Then Mrs. Thomas presents a daughter. Sam jokes that he now has plenty to keep him at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Alstyne
Tex
Sam Thomas
Sam
Official dies after high school basketball game
Kenneth Pettit a 36 year old industrial arts instructor at Iola high school Kansas collapsed during a Pittsburg Coffeyville game between halves. He died en route to a hospital while chatting with school officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kan
Kenneth Pettit
Industrial Arts ‘Nstructor
Iola
Pittsburg
Report fixes responsibility for Pearl Harbor attack
Justice Roberts heads a five member commission that investigated the Pearl Harbor raid naming findings of facts conclusions and assignments of responsibility. The 51 page report was submitted to President Roosevelt and released in full with a plan to edit for censorship before public distribution.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Owen J. Roberts
Justice Roberts
Jephen Early
Byron Price
Early
Hawaii
Frank McCoy
Joseph P. McNarney
William K. Standley
Joseph M. Reeves
McNarney
Air Corps
New Tank Battle in Libya Near Agedabia Gulf of Sirte
British main forces clash with Rommel's Afrika Korps in a large tank battle north of Agedabia near the Gulf of Sirte. R.A.F. reports indicate heavy fighting, possible strategic preparations, and air strikes on Axis transports south of Benghazi with raids on Tripoli’s water front.
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Libya
Agedabia
Britain
Gulf of
Sirte
Erwin Rommel
Edabia
Saunnu
Antelat
Iitish
Neil Metheun Ritthie
Eighth
Ommel
Ritchie
el Agheila
Thad
Rommel
R.A.F
Ageeme
Bengash
Tripoli
Malayan
Singapore
Labis
Malay Peninsula
Mersing
Americas move toward severing axis ties widens split
Rio de Janeiro Jan 24 reports show the Pan American conference debates severing diplomatic and economic ties with Germany Italy and Japan. Uruguay Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Peru and others pledge action. Argentina leads in backing a toned down plan while Chile and Ecuador remain cautious.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Americas
Germany
Italy
Japan
Economic Committee
Peru
Sumner Welles
United States
Argentina
Alberto Guani
Uruguay
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chile
Ecuador
Welles
Axis
ASK FARMERS TO BUY DEFENSE BONDS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY
An organized drive to sell defense bonds to farmers in Douglas County follows a Kansas AAA conference pledge on January 8 to purchase 1 000 000 in bonds by March 1. Local quota is about 15 000 with county and community AAA committees coordinating records and credit eligibility. Farmers report purchases to the county AAA office via postmaster Roger M Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Douglas County
Kansas Aaa
Kansas
AAA
Roger M. Williams
Lawrence
Pearl Harbor
Lawrence National
First’ National
Douglas County Building and Loan Company
Lawrence Building and Loan
British Capture Italian Ship Duchessa D'Aosta
British admiralty announced that warships intercepted and captured the 8,000-ton Italian vessel Duchessa D'Aosta. The ship, said to be in difficulty, was taken into a British port after the interception off Fernando Poo, the Spanish island off west central Africa.
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London
British
Admiralty
Fernando Poo
Central Africa
Fair Sunday Expected in Kansas Weather Outlook
Topeka reports weekend travel and outdoor plans need not be postponed as Kansas enjoys mild conditions. Eastern areas may see cooler breezes tonight though no cold fronts are expected. Weatherman era notes above normal daily temperatures with 64 degrees in Dodge City yesterday and a 32 degree low at Goodland and Dodge City.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weatherman
S. D. Era
Dodge City
Goodland
Australia Plans Pacific Defense With Allied Governments
Australian postmaster general William P. Ashley announced plans to defend the Pacific will be submitted to the United States, Great Britain, and the Netherlands Indies. He told a Sydney audience that Australia now speaks with a voice that will not be ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Pacific
United States
Netherlands Indies
Illiam P.ashley
Red army advances threaten Smolensk and Baltic fronts
Soviet front-line dispatches report major gains around Smolensk and Rzhev as the Red army pushes toward the Latvian frontier. The war communique cites 2,000 towns recaptured, 17,000 German deaths, and stockpiles found in towns along the advance. Baltic revolt rhetoric is urged as Soviet propaganda highlights gains and logistics.
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Ler
Smolensk
Moscow
Rzhev
Valdai Hills
Kholm
Valdai
Leningrad
Dvina
Izvestia
Hitler
Koholm
Baltic
Soviet Russia
Red Army
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
U.S.S.R
Germany
Soviet Information Bureau
Disallow Damage Suit Against Public Service Firm
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a Douglas County ruling dismissing $1,890.88 damages suit filed by The Old Colony Life Insurance Co against Kansas Public Service Co. for a gas explosion at M. S. Winter’s Lawrence home on September 23, 1938. The insurer paid Winter then sued alleging negligence in constructing the service line. the district court sustained the demurrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Douglas County District Court
Old Colony Life Insurance Company
Kansas Public Service Company
M. S. Winter
Lawrence
Old Colony
Winter
The
Public Service Company
District Court
Demurrer
War Relief Funds Reached Eight Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Dollars
Red Cross cash receipts at the office total $8,570.24. The Douglas county drive began with a $7,000 quota and is nearly fulfilled, pending KU student canvass returns that should add a few hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Douglas County
K.U
Stock Market Index Rises to 37.6 Point Average
The average of 60 stocks recorded 37.6 yesterday, up from 37.4. The small gain reflects modest market movement with broad participation across sectors. Investors stayed cautious amid mixed corporate news and economic signals.
War bond drive tops half a million in Lawrence
Lawrence residents and institutions have invested 572 506 65 in defense bonds and stamps since April 1 1941. Series E bonds lead sales with 312 143 78. the post office reports 118 987 50 in bonds and 8 262 90 in stamps. Corporations have bought 241 800 in Series G bonds. Series F sales total 19 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posts Office
Roger Williams
Defense Savings
French Protest Over Chinese Air Raid in Indo China
Paris reports that France protests to China over a Tonkin province airdrome raid in French Indo China. Nine planes from China dropped many bombs, killing eight and wounding others. China announced bombers aided by American airmen struck Hanoi, the Indo China capital.
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Indo-China
Vichy
France
Chungking
Tonkin Province
China
Hanoi
Consider Labor Truce Stirs CIO AFL Delegates
New York January 24 A labor truce proposal for wartime duties was laid before the CIO executive council with John L Lewis absent. A D Lewis chaired the United Construction Workers Organizing Committee among conferees. The plan calls for three member committees from CIO and AFL to advise with the White House on labor war participation. Washington reports say AFL already endorsed the plan through William Green and George Meany after talks with Roosevelt this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C.I.O. Executive Council
John L. Lewis
C.I.G
Lewis
A. D. Lewis
United Construction Workers Organizing Committee
White House
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
Washington
A.F.L
William Green
George Meany
Roosevelt
Bury Story of Defeat Mozhaisk Reported by Berlin
Berlin radio buried the Mozhaisk defeat on a variety program aimed at Africa. A Soviet communique claimed Mozhaisk had fallen, but the German broadcaster cast doubt while CBS heard the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Berlin
Africa
Sontinant
CBS
Jay Simon Enters Army Induction Delay After Hospital Stay
Jay Simon Coffeyville Journal sports editor, slated to leave for U S Army induction at Fort Leavenworth, spends his last day at work in a local hospital for an emergency appendectomy. Simon is a Kansas University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Simon
Coffeyville
Coffey Ville
Allied Forces Stiffen Pacific Front Amid Major Battles
The report describes Australian and Dutch air and ground actions across Malaya, Borneo, and Burma. Australian gunners blast Japanese tanks near Yong Peng while Dutch bombers hit invasion ships off Balik Papan. RAF and US fighters claim multiple enemy planes over Rangoon, with total Allied air victories reaching 32 in two days. Japanese advances pause near Moulmein as Allied resistance intensifies.
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Malayan
Singapore
Borneo
United Nations
U. S
Rangoon
Burma
Yong Peng
Victor Gordon Bennett
Balik Papan
Dutch Borneo
Moulmein
Thailand
Increase in Passenger Fares on Trains
Washington reports a 10 percent railway fare rise set to take effect February 10. The move, authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission and agreed by railroad traffic managers with AAR, is projected to lift railroad revenues by about 45 million dollars based on 1941 business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
A.A.R
Australia mobilizes defenses amid invasion threat in Pacific
Melbourne reports Australia rushing home defenses and manpower drafting as Japanese forces reportedly control Rabaul New Britain. War Minister Francis M. Forde says married men under 35 and single men under 45 are being drafted. aliens and refugees face registration and two week volunteering window. Washington and London urged for stronger air and naval support.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Washington
London
Pacific
Japan
Francis Forde
Bougainville
Solomon Chain
Kieta
Melbourne
Rabaul
New Britain
Francis M. Forde
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Roosevelt
Churchill
John V Lees Jr Injured In Crash At Underpass
John V Lees Jr 720 Mississippi street was injured last night near midnight when his 1942 Chevrolet coach struck a piling at an underpass on highway 82 northeast of Lawrence. He sustained a sprained left wrist and ankle, a badly bruised knee, and shock. He was being treated for a cold and possible pneumonia. The crash halted his scheduled army induction at Fort Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Lees, Jr
Mississippi Street
Lawrence
Lees
Leavenworth
Union Pacific Railroad
Mud Creek
Army
Ft. Leavenworth
Women Table Resolution On Russia Aid At Federation Meet
Directors of the General Federation of Women's Clubs tabled a resolution supporting military and economic aid to Russia due to a disagreement over how to express opposition to communism. The measure will be carried to the national convention in May in Fort Worth Texas. The federation has historically condemned communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Russia
Fort Worth
Tex
Australian Prime Minister Letter Reaches F D Roosevelt
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin’s message to President Roosevelt was handed to the President by Minister Richard G Casey in Washington. Curtin had appealed for planes and fighting equipment to counter Japan in the Pacific. Casey avoided questions about whether the letter repeats those pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard G. Casey
Roosevelt
John Curtin
Japan
Pacific
Casey
Hollands Talk On Small Industries At Chamber Luncheon
Lou Holland, president of the Mid-Central War Resources board and KC civic leader, will speak at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon next Tuesday at 12 20 PM at the El-Cridge hotel. He will discuss giving small industries an opportunity in defense programs and will be introduced by Mayor C B Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Holland
Mid-Central War Resources Board
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
el- Cridge
Chamber
C. of C
Holland
C. B. Russell
War Resources Board
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Towa
Oklahoma
Washington
J. C. Nichols
Kansas City, Mo
Greater Kansas City
Holland Engraving Company
Government to ration sugar within a month amid runs
Washington reports heavy sugar runs force government to plan rationing within a month. Rationing books are designed, with rationing machinery nearly ready. Industrial and retail limits already tight, as imports from Philippines stop and Hawaii drops. Cuban supplies expected to offset Pacific losses later.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Hawaii
Cuba
Pacific
K U Engineers to Start Enrolling Early February
University of Kansas engineers will begin enrollment at 7 30 a m February 2 due to a one day schedule. Employed students must arrange their timetables and arrive early before sections close. Prof F L Brown oversees upperclass enrollment while Prof R J W Koopman directs freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas Engineers
F. L. Brown
R. J. W. Koopman
Pro Axis Paper Pam Pero Suspened in Buenos Aires
The government suspended the pro axis newspaper Pam pero for two days after its editorial yesterday attacking the United States and other allied American republics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pampero
United States
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