Allied Armies Reach Near Rome in Italy Front Push
Allied forces report gains on a 40 mile Italian front as Montgomery’s Eighth Army advances toward Castelpetoso and Isernia while Clark’s Fifth Army pushes to within 85 miles of Rome. German defenses show strain with counterattacks repelled and prisoners taken.
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Fifth Army
Allied Meadonorets
Algiers
Allied
Iserniz
Foggia
Rome
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Erwin Rommel
Fifth
Mark W. Clark
Garigliano
Eighth Army
Botano
Isernia
Castelpetoso
Clark
Massco Ridge
San Croce
Sessa Aurunca
Roccamonfina
Teano
Montgomery
Trigno
Adriatic
San Salvo
Mt. Massico
Allies strike at Rabaul and Bougainville in bold Pacific offensive
Allied air forces blasted Japanese ships massed at Rabaul destroying three destroyers and eight transports while heavy cruiser hulls were ripped open. At Bougainville Marine gains expanded the Empress Augusta Bay beachhead as Halsey’s planes shielded ground forces and Treas island and Choiseul operations routed defenders.
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Southwest Pacific
Japan
Rabaul
Solomons
Alenion Af
General MacArthur
Adm
William F. Halse
Bougainville
Halsey
Tokyo
Weather forecast for Kansas clouds and mild temps
Scattered clouds are forecast for Kansas with no warm front before tomorrow night. Temperatures stay above freezing as mild conditions persist. Abnormal highs reached 70 at Phillipsburg with a 32 degree low last night. No moisture expected. Wyoming reports nearby snow. The air remains dry and rain is not probable before the weekend.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ederal
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Flora
Wyoming
County Tire Rationing Board Sees Certificates Issued
The county tire rationing panel issued certificates for 14 Grade 1 tires 22 Grade 8 tires 18 passenger tubes eight truck tires nine truck tubes four implement tires and seven truck recaps yesterday in session.
Reds Driving On GaIned Lands Across Lower Dnieper
Soviet forces reached the lower Dnieper in strength and pressed toward Kherson while bombing and air attacks hinder German crossings. Tolbukhin's army moved along the eastern bank, with Krivoi Rog and Apostolovo fronts shaping the southern retreat as winter tightens its grip.
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Moscow
Russia
Red Army
Dnieper
Kherson
Berlin
Crimea
Kerch
Crimean
Kiev
Lower
Black Sea
Feodor Tolbukhin
Nikopol
Krivoi Rog
Dnepropetrovsk
Apostolovo
Ingluets River
Krivoj Rog
Miners Return To Work In the Pittsburg Area
Miners and coal operators in Pittsburg Kansas returned to work after a three day layoff as operations resumed. Henry Allai district president was en route from Washington for a conference to decide on local wage and hour agreements following a settlement.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Washington
Henry Allai
Counties Exceed War Fund Quotas in State Drive
Thirty eight counties across Kansas surpassed their war fund quotas in the United War Drive to raise 1 256 500 dollars. Osborne with 5 731 and Stafford 5 794 led the over the top reports, followed by Kibwa Comanche and Sherman with stronger results.
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Topeka
Kansas
Osborne
Stafford
Kibwa
Comanche
Sherman
Scrap drives boost farm metal pickups in Douglas county
Farm scrap purchases by Auto Wrecking & Junk reach 172,324 pounds in a week, the largest since the first national drive. County Chairman Myrl Penny urges farmers to continue supplying discarded implements to aid the war effort, noting snow will hinder hauling soon.
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Auto Wrecking & Junk Company
Douglas County
County
Myrl Penny
Local Selective Service Names Navy and Marine Recruits
The local selective service board reports William Roberst Hanna has been accepted for construction work by the Navy and James Franklin Houser has been accepted for the U S Marines among selectees sent for induction to Fort Leavenworth.
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Navy
Selective Service Board
Fort Leavenworth
William Roberst Hanna
James Franklin Houser
U. S. Marines
Mine Peace Will Raise Coal Price
Washington reports a government UMWA agreement for higher miners pay ends a near total strike and may push coal prices up 15 to 45 cents a ton. Ickes says prices likely rise with war board approval as production resumes and mines may stay seized until contracts signed.
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United Mine Workers of America
Ickes
U. S
Office of Price Administration
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
U.M.W
Lewis
Connally-Smith Labor Disputes Act
United Mine Workers
Medical aid urged for four Kansas towns
Washington reports the public health service found Lebo Eu dora Spearville and Neodesha in wartime physician shortage. Dr Thomas Parran said a survey shows need for a general practitioner in each town and outlined a plan to spend 1 million dollars to deploy 300 health service officers or relocate 300 physicians to shortage areas.
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Washington
Kansas
Lebo
Eudora
Spearville
Neodesha
Thomas Parran
Public Health Service
House Appropriations Committee
Market index report shows mixed stocks movement
The stock market index for 60 issues sits at 49.5 with yesterday at 50. The brief notes a soft session as investors weigh sector shifts and minor price adjustments across major groups.
Churchill notes British officers with Albanian guerrillas in mountains
London reports Prime Minister Churchill says British legion officers have joined Albanian guerrillas fighting thousands in the mountains and will influence future Mediterranean military developments. He also confirms allied officers in Greece and Yugoslavia and vows Albania's freedom from the axis. In Yugoslavia Tito’s partisans capture Priboj, cutting a rail line south of Sarajevo.
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London
Churchill
British Legion
Mediterranean
Albania
Greece
Yugoslavia
Commons
Josip Broz (Tito
Priboj
Sarajevo-Nis
Mihailovic
Sarajevo
Dubrovnik
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Bulgaria
Hoover says Europe war near end, urges immediate food aid
Former President Herbert Hoover told a Senate foreign relations subcommittee that the European conflict is in its last winter and urged immediate action to send food to starving Europeans. He noted relief could aid military goals and help future troop movements, stressing starvation is a fact in occupied democracies.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations
Hoover
Belgian Relief Commission
Legion appeals for 275 new members by November 18
State Membership Chairman H B Lamer of Hays urges 275 ex service men to join the Dorsey Liberty post by November 18. The post plans an intensified drive to add names to the rolls as 237 members last year and 191 currently. William Pasewak Howard Creel Walter McClain I W Hartley and other members urged contact before Armistice Day. State Commander Ben Weir stressed continuing war effort and postwar programs. Irvin Cowger and Howard Burslough attended. District Commander Howard Strickland accompanied the caravan.
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H. B. Lamer
Hays
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Lamer
Legion
William Pasewak
Howard Creel
Walter McClain
I. W. Hartley
Irving “Click” Cowger
Howard Burslough
Paola
Howard Strickland
Los Angeles
Chinese accuse Japan of poison gas in Central China
The Chinese high command charged that Japan used poison gas in a phase of the battle in the Yangtze river region near Nanhsien 70 miles south of Shasi. They reported considerable casualties from the gas attack as U S and Britain warned of retaliation against any axis power using poison gas.
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Chungking
China
Nanhsien
Shasi
Yangtze River
United States
Great Britain
Two juries convict in three trials at November term
Two verdicts of guilty are returned in district court trials finishing the November term. Robert Pickens is found guilty of assaulting and maiming Henry Morris with a knife. James Parr is found guilty of simple assault and battery after a tavern brawl. Albert Ishan is also found guilty of simple assault and battery. The cases note 100 percent convictions for County Attorney John J. Riling. Trial days and juror lists are detailed.
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Robert Pickens
Pickens
Henry Morris
State
Morris
Scoreboard Cafe
Massachusetts Street
Hugh Means
Ray Simmons
H. N. Williams
J. H. Hobson
Fred Gregory
F. G. Fitzpatrick
George D. Walter
J. P. Clevenger
LeRoy Alexander
Ed Thoren
Theodore Walter
W. A. Simmons
Bartle Durr
James Parr
Robert Taylor
Parr
Taylor
Bob’s Tavern
North Lawrence
John Miller
C. B. Holmes
Clarence Anderson
Myron J. Metz
David Perkins
George Broers
W. W. Pierce
C. E. Thompson
Harry C. Pippett
L.*h Houston
A. F. McClanahan
Newt Hamlin
Albert Ishan
Sam Wright
John J. Riling
Robert B. Oyler
J. D. Callabrest
W. A. Courtney
J. D. Callabresi
W. W. Sinclair
Ira Sinclair
Berlin Prepares For An Attack On South France
Reports indicate strong German forces moving into southern France this week and extensive defense preparations along the Riviera. The Rivera coastal road is closed to passenger traffic between Mentone and San Rafael as fortifications rise and freight moves in the closed zone. Travelers say troop movement toward the south seems general with activity in Avignon and Carcassonne.
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Madrid
France
Riviera
Berlin
Rivera
Mentone
San Rafael
Avignon
Carcasonne
Greek Relief Drive Delivers Warm Clothing to Aid Greece
Local residents donated many clothing items after the collection center opened in the Jayhawker theater building. The room will reopen tomorrow and Saturday from 1 to 6 PM, with warm garments sent to the Greek War Relief warehouse in New York City for shipment to Greece aboard a mercy ship.
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Greece
Jayhawker Theater
New York City
Raid London Brushes Channel With New Allied Bombing
Following two night raids that reportedly dumped up to 3500 tons of hazardous materials, waves of allied planes pressed over the channel at dusk to resume bombardment.
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London
Allied Casualties In North Africa Reach 31,126
Washington reports American army casualties in the Mediterranean theater from the November landings through October 29 total 31,126 with 5,539 killed 17,621 wounded and 7,966 missing. Allied losses in the same area near 100,000 while Axis casualties are about 600,000 with 468,055 Axis prisoners.
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Washington
Mediterranean
North Africa
Tho Ught
Stimson
King Vittorio Emanuele Seeks Sforza On Abdication
Naples reports the king arrived incognito from Brindisi and may meet Count Carlo Sforza who opposes the monarch. Sforza has insisted the king and Crown Prince Umberto must abdicate to allow a new government and Italy’s full wartime participation.
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Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Bradisi
Carlo Sforza
Italy
Sforza
Brindisi
United States
Umberto
Pietro Badoglio
De Marigny Testifies About Night of Oakes Slaying
Alfred de Marigny testified at Nassau on the stand that he was at home around the time Sir Harry Oakes was bludgeoned and burned at his estate. He said he drove two dinner guests home near the estate, returned to his house about 1 30 am, and went to bed until daylight.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
de Marigny
Oakes Estate
Westbourne
Bound for Home After Moscow Conference
London reports Secretary Hull and Foreign Secretary Eden are homeward bound from Moscow. A Cairo dispatch hints both may go to Cairo where Turkish Foreign Minister Menemencloglu awaits Eden for talks. Hull’s plans remain undisclosed.
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London
U. S
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Cairo
Numan Menemencloglu
Eden
Hull
Miners Idle in Arkansas as UMW Contract Delivers
Coal mines in the Arkansas Oklahoma fields with about 5 000 workers were idle today by government notice. The United Mine Workers contract agreement was filtering slowly into the dispersed mining communities.
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Arkansas
Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas-Oklahoma
United Mine
U.M.W
Japanese Shipping Sunk Reported by Navy
The navy reported sinking ten Japanese merchantmen and damaging three others, bringing the total of ships sunk or damaged by American submarines to 487.
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Washington
Navy
Atchison-Lawrence Highs Face Tonight on Formers Field
The Journal World will publish the football score from the Atchison Lawrence game at Formers Field tonight. The halftime score and full result are expected by about 9 o clock. The paper notes strong demand for rental listings with over a thousand rooms apartments and houses rented through Journal World classified ads in the past year.
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the Journal-World
Lawrence
Journal-World
Salvation Army to Burn Mortgage in Lawrence Ceremony
The Salvation Army plans a Saturday 2 30 pm mortgage burning at its Lawrence building to mark purchase 25 years ago from Home Telephone Co for 8320 42 with final payment 1447 19 due that day Lt Commissioner John J Allan will lead the program with 12 other officers from the region and local officials and advisory board members listed among attendees
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Salvation Army
Lawrence
Home Telephone Company
Comemissioner
John J. Allan
Central States Territory
Allen
Wartime Foreign Policy Talk At Local Chamber Meeting
The League of Women Voters hosted an open meeting led by Mrs. L. E. Anderson in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Mrs. Jan Chiapasso spoke on foreign policy goals, Congress and presidential roles, and current topics including the Moscow pact UN Rehabilitation Relief lend-lease and Ball Burton Hatch Hill proposals under senate debate.
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League of Women Voters
L. E. Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Jan Chiapasso
Congress
United Nations Rehabilitation Relief
Senate
National League of Women Voters
Washington
Roosevelt to Speak Twice on Radio in Two Weeks
The White House announced President Roosevelt will deliver two radio addresses within the next two weeks. The first, about ten minutes, is set for around 11:30 a.m. Central time next Tuesday to mark the signing of the United Nations relief and rehabilitation agreement. The second speech, with uncertain length, will air November 17 at the New York Herald Tribune forum.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
C.W.T
New York Herald Tribune Forum
Kansan Honored With Navy Medal for Submarine Heroism
Lieut. Comdr. Blish C. Hills of Troy Kansas is named among nine officers and three enlisted men awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism aboard submarines, according to the navy announcement on November 4.
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Kansan
Washington
Blish C. Hills
Troy
Kan
Navy
Marine Corps
KVAK to Broadcast Lawrence Atchison High School Football
Radio station KVAK on 1450 kilocycles will broadcast tonight's Lawrence Atchison high school football game. The station will go on the air at 8 o'clock.
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KVAK
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