Attlee and King Meet Truman On Atomic Energy Policy
In Washington the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Canadian PM W L Mackenzie King arrive for talks with President Truman on the future of atomic energy. They will meet at the White House and aboard the Sequoia, with discussions to cover peaceful uses and Allied relations amid broader geopolitical questions.
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Washington
Clement Attree
W. L. McKenzie King
Truman
White House
Eden Ayers
Benda
Ayers
Potomac
Byrnes
Lord Halifax
William D. Leahy
Lester B. Pearson
J. H. Rowan
Attlee
Stee
National
England
Newfoundland
Harry Vaughan
Halifax
Executive
MacKenzie King
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
New York
Britain
Generalissimo
Stalin
Canada
Russia
Ford
Sir John Dill
Arlington National Cemetery
Kansas Seizures Split Across State Prompt Attorney General Aid
Kansas Attorney General A B Mitchell offered help to U S and county attorneys after federal raids seized 966 cases of whiskey valued near 100000 dollars. Randolph Carpenter said 14 locations in seven cities were hit by treasury alcohol tax unit agents with stock stored in Topeka Wichita Salina and Kansas City Kan federal vaults. The largest haul 489 cases came from Wichita with multiple sites also producing notable counts.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. B. Mitchell
United States
Mitchell
Randolph Carpenter
U. S
Treasury
Alcohol Tax Unit
Kansas Cities
Carpenter
Federal
Wichita
Salina
Kansas City
Kan
Monterey Club
Lee Young’s
39Rd St
Currie
Russell
Wonder Club
Large soybean crop forecast third largest yield on record
The Department of Agriculture forecasts a 3,96,636,000 bushel soybean crop for 1945, the third largest on record. The 1944 production and 1945 yields include Missouri at 10,605,000 and 9,693,000 bushels and Kansas at 8,315,000 and 2,750,000 respectively.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Kansas
Four-line classified ad promotion for week rate
A four-line classified ad offers a full week of space for just 96 cents. The deal highlights affordable placement for readers seeking weekly visibility in the newspaper.
State Supreme Court backs superintendent in district reorganization
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the state superintendent of public instruction is within his rights to decide on school district reorganization. It refused mandamus to force discretionary action and upheld the superintendent’s authority over annexation petitions affecting Mitchell and Lincoln counties.
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Topeka
Kansas State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Mitchell County
Lincoln County
Hunter Rural High School
L. W. Brooks
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Brooks
Cechran
Orange
Battle Creek
Kansas World War II Memorial Association Chartered
The University of Kansas Memorial Association of World War II received a Kansas non-profit corporation charter from the secretary of state. The group may solicit funds for a World War II memorial at KU, with the memorial type to be recommended later by the Alumni Association. Twenty six trustees were named to administer the corporation and Fred Ellsworth appointed resident agent.
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Topeka
University of Kansas Memorial Association
Kansas
University of Kansas
Fred Ellsworth
Arrivals From Europe Land at Boston Harbor
Capt. Albert W. Grohne of Lawrence is reported by the Associated Press to be due to land today at Boston aboard the Robert T. Paine, which arrived from Europe.
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Albert W. Grohne
Lawrance
Associated Press
Boston
Robert T. Paine
Europe
Carpenter Says No Comment on Schoeppel Liquor Raids
U S district attorney Randolph Carpenter declined comment on Governor Schoep pel's Manhattan remark questioning federal authorities’ good faith after statewide liquor raids yesterday.
Sunflower Ordnance Works Week Staffing Update
During the week ending yesterday the plant employed 3,271 workers, including 2,848 men and 423 women. Nine new workers were hired, and the male deficit or surplus reflects 486 men and 12 women among terminations.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Banks of Lawrence Closed Monday Armistice Day
Closing notice states the banks of Lawrence will not open for business on Monday November 12 Armistice Day advancing a day off for the holiday period.
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Lawrence
Mellott Named to Kansas Federal Judgeship by Truman
Arthur J. Mellott of Kansas has been chosen by President Truman for a new federal district judgeship in Kansas. The nomination will be sent to the Senate next week. Mellott, a Wallula native, currently serves on the U S tax court after appointments as deputy commissioner of internal revenue and other legal roles.
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Washington
Arthur J. Mellott
Kansas
Truman
District of Kansas
White House
Senate
Mellett
Wallula
Kan
United States Tax Court
Internal Revenue
U. S
Kansas City
Eben Syers
Congress
Kansans
Carl V. Rice
Governor Schoeppel Questions Federal Liquor Raids In Kansas
Manhattan Nov 10 Gov Andrew Schoeppel questioned the good faith of federal authorities in liquor raids in Kansas criticizing inconsistent enforcement. He urged prosecution if laws are violated and urged federal agencies to cooperate with state and local officials to avoid double standards.
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Manhattan
Kan
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas
United States District Attorney
Department of Government
Carpenter
Randolph Carpenter
U. S
Record tobacco crop forecast for 1945
The department of agriculture projects a national tobacco harvest of 2,050,000,000 pounds for 1945. Missouri leads barley belt output with 58,000,000 pounds and Kansas reports 292,000 pounds.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Kansas
First Cannonade in New China War Reported
Chinese civil war erupts with artillery at Shanhaikwan as communist and nationalist troops clash. U S Marines guard Chinwangtao and rail routes while Lt General Wedemeyer says American forces will depart by spring and will not aid either side in the conflict.
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New China
Chungking
Manchuria
China
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Shanhaikwan
Great Wall
Chinwangtao
Shankaikwan
Peiping
U. S
Shansi
Suiyuan
Paoto
Kweisui
Paotow
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
United States
U.S
Army-Navy
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Commission
Tientsin
Tangku
Chinwanetao
Tsingtao
Nort
Shanghai
Kailan
War Fund Chest Drive Nears Quota in Lawrence
The National War Fund Community Chest drive in Lawrence and Douglas county reached 30 480 99 dollars, still short of the 34 797 quota. With reports pending from Baldwin 25 rural districts and Sunflower Ordnance Works employees allocations drive leaders push to finalize reports and close the drive.
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National War Fund
Lawrence
Douglas County
Baldwin
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Stock Market Index Dips On Latest Trading Day
The average of 60 stocks stood at 47.7, slipping from 74.7 yesterday as market activity cooled and investors weighed recent earnings and macro signals.
Javanese Trained in Discontent Tied to Dutch Indies Fighting
Tokyo reports Brig Gen Elliott R Thorpe says Javanese and other Asian students at a Tokyo propaganda school fueled resistance in the Netherlands Indies by sowing discontent. He notes the program aimed to drive wedges with colonial rulers and inspire allied sympathy for the underdog.
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Tokyo
Netherlands Indies
Elliott R. Thorpe
School For Greater
St. Paul’s University
Philippines
Thorpe
Armistice Day Office Closures In Lawrence Area
With Armistice Day on Sunday, federal and many local offices close Monday. Banks in Lawrence close. stores keep normal hours. Post office follows holiday schedule with reduced deliveries. city hall and courts vary. rationing selective service and Red Cross offices close. unemployment office operates at Kansas division hours. No special Armistice Day services planned.
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Lawrence
Douglas County Health Unit
District Court
Clerk of the Court
Rationing
Selective Service Office
Red Cross
U.S. Employment Service
Kansas Unemployment Division
Annual Council Meet in Topeka on Foster Care Push
The Kansas Council for Children plans its annual Topeka meeting on November 30. Dr. Bert A. Nash of the University of Kansas presides. The body includes representatives from over fifty state organizations and aims to unify child welfare efforts, support legislative proposals, improve state institutions, and strengthen foster-home placement services.
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Kansas Council For Children
Topeka
Bert A. Nash
University of Kansas
Truman Receives 24 Pheasants with Hunt Invite
President Truman was gifted 24 pheasants from Mitchell South Dakota by Representative Mundt. The Mitchell Chamber of Commerce invites the President and party to visit and hunt in South Dakota with headquarters in Mitchell. The letter claims South Dakota offers the best pheasant hunting in the world.
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Washington
Truman
South Dakota
Mitchell, S. D
Mitchll
Premier Fierlinger says Russian and American troops to withdraw soon
Prague provisional parliament hears Premier Zdenek Fierlinger announce that Russian and American occupation troops will depart Czechoslovakia in a short time. He says both governments have reached an agreement to withdraw simultaneously.
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Prague
Zdenek Fierlinger
Czechoslovakia
Men’s Night at Lawrence Country Club Opens Season
Moving pictures of a World Series and several national football games will be shown at the Lawrence Country Club next Monday evening. This marks the start of the Men’s Night season. Dinner will be served at 6 30.
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Country Club
Lawrence Country Club
Soerabaja Naval Base Hit as British Move in Java
British Indian troops opened shelling at Soerabaja on Java amid fighting with Indonesian nationalists. Air strikes damaged post office and government buildings while evacuations continued. Indonesians claimed growing resistance and warned of a scorched earth policy.
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Batavia
Java
Soerabaj
Soerabaja
Jogjakarta
Soerbardjo
Netherlands East Indies
Philip Christison
Soerhardje
E. G. Mensergh
Manbergh
Mansergh
R.A.F
Java Naval
Comfortable Sunday Weather and Employment Ad
Topeka forecasts a breezy but mild weekend with highs near 55 to 60 today and 60 to 65 tomorrow. Tonight lows range 35 to 45, with Dodge City warmest at 50 and Concordia coldest at 22. WANTED young women 18 to 35 for handwork on Hallmark greeting cards. experience not required, Hall Bros Inc 759 Mass St. applies in person 8 am to 5 pm.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Dodge City
Concordia
Kansas City
Hallmark
Hall Bros. Inc
Mass
Adv
Joensen
Tleepore
Ferguson seeks Stimpson diary for cross examination
Senator Ferguson of Michigan asked senate harbor inquiry counsel to obtain former Secretary of War Stimson official diary pages to read day by day acts before questioning him. He said records are needed to cross examine intelligently. Hearings start next Thursday as committee plans to wrap loose ends after a month of public sessions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate-House Harbor Inquiry Committee
Stimson
Michigan
William D. Mitchell
War Department
Lucas
D-Ill
Barkley
D-Ky
Figures City Debt Prompts Bond Vote Plan
Lawrence faces a November 20 vote on a $656,000 five year civic building program amid debt history showing $1,386,446 paid since 1927 and current bonds under $182,000. Projections estimate about $43,000 annual cost and very low interest.
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Lawrence
F. A. Russell
Russell
Water Department
Shistorical Museum
Truck Strikes Hole Scatters Japanese Yen Loot
A truck in Tokyo hit a road hole today and spilled 1.5 million yen in new 100-yen notes. The box containing 2,000,000 yen was jostled loose, scattering notes to onlookers including women and children. Police recovered about half a million yen.
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Tokyo
Lift Ban on Drama Opens Path for Postwar Theatre
Tokyo reports the Japanese government has lifted theatre censorship allowing drama development without prior licenses. General MacArthur's headquarters announced that producers and actors no longer must submit plans for censorship to stage new works.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Football scores from today in first half
Army leads Notre Dame 21 to 0 at halftime. Navy trails Michigan 13 to 7. Nebraska ahead Kansas State 6 to 0. Kansas and Marquette tied 0 to 0. Flowers of Distinction advertised with Allison Thomas Flower Shop contact 363.
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Army
Notre Dame
Navy
Michigan
Nebraska
K. State
Kansas
Marquette
Allison - Thomas Flower Shop
Lawson Speaks At Memorial Service For Hercules Workers
Memorial services were held at Sunflower Ordnance Works for Hercules Powder employees who died in World War II or on the job. Paul B. Lawson, dean at the University of Kansas, gave the principal address. The ceremony honored several hundred on the plant honor roll with eight gold stars. The plant closed until Tuesday noon.
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Hercules Powder Company
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Paul B. Lawson
University of Kansas
Alfred J. Beil
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hercules
Lawrence
Wayne Patterson
Louisiana Street
Clayton Scott
Rhode Island Street
Frank S. Clark
Kentucky Street
Guard
Liberty Memorial High School
Fred Sharpe
Lawrence office draws 787 work seekers this week
Applicants for work at the U S Employment Service office numbered 569 women and 218 men for the week ending yesterday. The office placed 126 persons in jobs, including 67 men and 53 women, while 97 openings were listed by local employers, 77 for men and 20 for women. Manager Harry R Barnard urged all local employers to list openings at once.
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U. & Employment Service
Harry R. Barnard
Douglas County Court to Convene Monday Jurors Report
Jurors for the November term of Douglas county district court are to report Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the courthouse. Three state cases are scheduled for trial Monday with more on Tuesday. Civil jury trials are set for Wednesday and Thursday.
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Douglas County District Court
Court House
Parachute Silk Sale Cancelled by Surplus Property Office
The proposed sale of 3,150,600 yards of parachute silk was canceled by the Office of Surplus Property for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The War Department withdrew the fabric for military use. The silk, declared surplus last August 18, was stored in a Toneka warehouse, is 86 inches wide and weighs about 300,090 pounds.
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Washinton
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
War Department
Toneka
Kan
Fire destroys Wakefield Rural schools in Clay Center
A fire last night wiped out the Wakefield Rural high school and grade school in Clay Center Kansas with an estimated loss of 320,000. Only the agriculture building survived. The main structure dated from 1912.
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Clay Center
Kan
Wakefield Rural High School
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