Fifth Army Captures Mount Rotondo Near Mignano
Allied forces report Fifth Army scouts stormed Mount Rotondo and a nearby peak northwest of Mignano, severing the inland Rome road amid German orders to hold positions through New Year. Eighth Army advances south of Castel di Sangro via a critical transpeninsular route as RAF and US air forces strike rail yards and port facilities to slow German movements. Tickets for the Lawrence-Olathe football game go on sale downtown at several outlets with a 50 cent admission.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Mount Rotondo
Mignano
Rome
Cassino
Air Force
Leghorn
Pescara
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
E Appenines
Castel di Sangro
Casalanguida
Adriatic
Roccasiura
15Th Air Force
Villa Perosu
Turin
Germany
Mark W. Clark
Rotondo
Venairo
Italy
Naples
Ralph Graber
Lawrence-Olathe
Haskell’ Stadium
Keeler’s
Carl's
Ober’s
The
Journal-World
Atlns
Eden reports Moscow conference boosts postwar cooperation
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the Commons that the Moscow talks yielded the strongest optimism yet for postwar cooperation among Britain the United States and Russia. He praised the goodwill and confidence established, noted progress on handling economic problems, and credited Vyacheslav Molotov and Cordell Hull for guidance. The aim remains ending the war quickly and ensuring lasting global peace.
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London
CPI
Moscow
Anthony Eden
Commons
Britain
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Eden
European Advisory Commission
Vyacheslav Molotov
Cordell Hull
British Destroyer Eclipse Lost at Sea
London reports the Royal Navy announced the loss of the destroyer Eclipse with no details provided. Officials offered no cause or location, and no crew information was released.
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London
Admiralty
Eclipse
Bougainville Battle Turns to Allied Advantage in Solomons
Allied forces on Bougainville strengthened in fighting that drove back Japanese troops from the Sauma river area. Rear Admiral Carney reported success as U S reinforcements landed at Empress Augusta Bay and Marines pressed the offense along the north and south beachheads. Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger now commands the Marines.
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Southwest Pacific
Bougainville
Tude
Junkie
Solomons
Rabaul
Robert B Carney
Carney
Tokyo
Nippon
Pearl Harbor
Mineichi Koga
New York
Navy
Frank Knox
Pacific
Empress Augusta Bay
Admiral Carney
Monay
Saruma
Buka
MacArthur
Adm
William F. Halsey
Roy S. Geiger
Pensacola, Fla
Marines
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Change in setup proposal for highway patrol in Kansas
Topeka reports a proposal to separate the highway patrol from the state highway department. The plan, from the legislative council and the highway committee, would grant the patrol a $275,000 annual appropriation from highway funds, up from the current $265,000 allotment by the highway commission.
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Topeka
UPI
Highway Patrol
State Highway Department
Legislative Council
Council
Highway Commission
Money Orders Offered by J M Glevenpece
Local advertisement promotes American Express money orders for convenient remittance. Seller J M Glevenpece lists address at 735 Mass Street.
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American Express
J M. Glevenpece
Mass
St. Ve
Lebanon crisis as French forces arrest leaders
London reports say Lebanon’s president Shoukri El Kuwatli Bey and premier Riad El Solh were placed under house arrest by French National Committee of Liberation amid constitutional changes and martial law claims. Beirut faced disturbances as newspapers were shut and troops occupied offices.
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London
Cairo
Lebanon
French National Committee of Liberation
Chamber of Deputies
Algiers
Cairo Dispatches
Shoukri el Kuwatli Bey
Riad el Solh
Beirut
Syria
Reuters
Bearlin Radio
Jean Helleu
Chamber
France
Georges Catroux
Middle East
Warm spell moves into Kansas with highs in sixties
Weather expert S. D. Flora said the cold spell is leaving Kansas as milder air arrives. Temperatures could reach the sixties this afternoon while eastern and southern areas may avoid freezing tonight. The cold front shifted southeast bringing freezing in Louisiana Alabama Mississippi and Georgia. Kansas low last night was 24 at Goodland with a 65 high yesterday.
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Topexa
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Flora
Goodland
Pittsburg Attorney Leo J McKenna Dies at 54
Leo Jerome McKenna 54 county attorney of Crawford county died today at the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City Kas He had practiced law in Pittsburg since 1912 and was elected county attorney in 1942 He led the Crawford county bar association and was active in the Knights of Columbus and American Legion He survived by his widow Regina McKenna of Pittsburg.
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Kansas City
Kas
Leo Jerome McKenna
Crawford County
University of Kansas Hospital
Pittsburgh
Crawford County Bar Association
Knights of Columbus
American Legion
Pittsburg Suvivors
Regina McKenna
Pittsburg
Soviets Gain On A 70 Mile Front
Soviet forces push along a 70 mile front from Kiev toward Zhitomir and Korosten, overran 60 towns, and threaten major rail centers. Berlin reports heavy fighting near Gomel and Kerch while Moscow claims Russian initiative holds across Ukraine, Crimea, and the Nevel region with significant tank and air actions against German defenses.
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Berlin
Crimea
Nevel
Gomel
Sozh
Dniepper
Zhitomir
Moscow
Kiev
Crimean
Kerch
Ferekop
Dnieper ‘Bend
Krivoi Rog
Chernigov
Smolensk
Ermans
Komarovka
Zhomir
Korosten
Money in circulation rises sharply in October
The treasury reports money in circulation increased by 402.6 billion dollars in October, bringing total to 19.247 trillion. Per capita, the money supply rose to 140.87 dollars, up from 104.98 a year ago, with a national population basis of record highs.
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Washington
Treasury
Strike Ends in Pits After Gov Seizure Seeks Pay Hike
Coal miners, after a general strike that led to government seizure of pits and a federal contract raising earnings, resumed work in scattered sections as protests against denied time and a half pay for holiday work continued. Also notes Olathe championship game Friday 8 p.m. at Buskell Stadium with added bus service.
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CB de Alas
Svork
Olathe
Buskell Stadium
Change in value of B and C gasoline coupons
The Office of Price Administration announced that starting December 1 the unit value of B and C coupons will rise to five gallons. Existing Bp co and up 1 and C-1 coupons remain valid for two gallons in the east and midwest and three gallons in the far west until used. A books unaffected.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Midwest
East
Armistice Day Amid New War Efforts Across Globe
On Armistice Day the world shifted from nostalgia to urgent wartime tasks. Americans fought on with steady slugging while home front industries ran nonstop per government orders. King George VI urged extra effort for the United Nations, and Allied authorities tightened controls in occupied Europe as Devers ordered U S forces in Britain to stay focused on victory.
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George VI
Britain
United Nations
Europe
Algiers
France
Washington
Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
Woodrow Wilson
Washington Cathera
London
Jacob L. Devers
United States
Urges a big stick in Armistice Day speech
Arlington ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery where National Commander Warren H. Atherton of the American Legion urged deterrence against future aggression. He called for military training in education and ready tools to discourage war makers and pledged a lasting peace, with President Roosevelt present.
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Arlington
Warren H. Atherton
American Legion
Legion
Atherton
Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
54 Kansas Counties Over Top in War Fund Campaign
Topeka November 11 Sedgwick county boosted the Kansas United War Fund total to 1 002 692 today nearing the 1 259 500 goal Russell and Stanton counties joined the over the top ranks bringing the count to five six counties Cowley Miami Rooks Jewell and Kearney had reached their quotas last night Sedgwick county led with large contributions as the drive continued.
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Kansas
Topeka
Sedgwick
Kansas United War Fund
Russell
Stanton
Cowley
Miami
Rooks
Jewell
Kearney
War Fund
Sedgwick County
Kansas Color Press to Receive U S Army E Award
The E Award presentation for the Kansas Color Press in Lawrence is set for Tuesday evening November 16 at 8 o'clock in the Community building. Lt John Tyler of the Army Air Corps and Maj R A Magee will deliver the main address and present the pennant while Dr Forrest C Allen acts as master of ceremonies. The Liberty Memorial High School Band will provide music under Oliver Hobbs.
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E” “Ke
Kansas Color Press
Lawrence
United States Army
John Tyler
Army Air Corps
Kansas City
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
F. C. Allen
University of Kansas
Maj
R. A Magee
Army Air Force Representative Miscellaneous Inspection Office
Liberty Memorial High School
Oliver Hobbs
Oliver Houlis
America
Forrest C. Allen
R. A. Magee
Army Air Force
Miscellaneous Inspection Office
Richard G. Zimmerman
A. H. Buhl
Naval Training School
Oakes Case To Jury In Bahamas Slaying Trial
Nassau Bahamas November 11 Chief justice Sir Oscar Daly began final charge to jury in Alfred De Marigny case for the slaying of Sir Harry Oakes. Attorney General Eric Hallinan defended fingerprint evidence contested by defense claiming the print was fake. Hallinan spent an hour more to complete summation after 20 days of testimony and one day of final arguments.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Oscar Bedford Daly
Supreme Court
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Eric Hallinan
Hallinan
Att
U.S. to Aid Development of Foreign Oil Sources
Secretary Ickes announced that the government will help develop foreign oil sources to secure U S supplies in wartime. He noted aviation gasoline output has surged to four times January 1942 levels and may soon exceed eightfold. He urged industry to craft a policy avoiding a general price rise, aligning with Vinson’s request for an alternative approach.
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Chicago
Ickes
United States
Fred Vinson
Judge Vinson
Wheat Needs Moisture in Western Kansas
The outlook for wheat in western and northern Kansas is unfavorable due to continued dry weather. Agricultural statistician H. L. Collins notes many fields are so dry germination has not occurred and winter conditions are poor, with only limited southwest areas showing volunteer wheat suitable for pasturing. Eastern Kansas remains favorable due to rains keeping wheat growth up.
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Topeka
Kansas
H. L. Collins
Farmer Fatally Injured Under Car in Kansas
Farmer Joe Hoheisel, 61, of Tyler Kansas, was fatally crushed when a car he was repairing slipped from jacks. The front axle fell on his chest, causing suffocation.
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Farmer
Wichita
Kan
Joe Hoheisel
Tyler
3 Way Session May Be Near At Hand
Washington reports renewed talks between President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull after Moscow conferences fuel speculation a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin summit may be set soon. No official word, but hints of a meeting date circulated as Hull returned from allied conferences and joined Roosevelt again.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Quebec
Stalin
Welfare relief costs in Douglas County October report
The October welfare expenditure total was 14664.10 with 5754.60 federal and 2181.82 state reimbursements, leaving a net county cost of 6727.98. Comparisons show September totals of 15078.27 and 7157.19 net. Expenditures by category include old age 9188.25 and aid to dependent children 1399.25.
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Douglas County
Mildred Watson
Board of County Commissioners
High Salaries Show Rail Leaders Top Efforts in 1942
Washington November 11. The Pennsylvania system led 1942 railroad pay with M W Clement at 125000 as president, highest among 1942 salaries above 100000 listed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. 1228 earned 10000 or more, average 17816. Names omitted include Williamson, Jeffers and others with 75000.
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Washington
M. W. Clement
Pennsylvania System
Interstate Commerce Commissions
New York Central System
Frederick E. Williamson
William M. Jeffers
Union Pacific
C. E. Newton
Chesapeake and Ohio
W. J. Jenks
Norfolk and Western
Edward W. Sheer
Reading Co
E. E. Norris
Southern
Decorate 50 Soldiers for Malaria Exposure Experiment
Fifty privates in a New Guinea malaria test received the Legion of Merit for risking illness during a six week field experiment. Volunteers labored in a swampy cocoanut grove near a native village without protection. several contracted malaria before receiving treatment.
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Washington
New Guinea
War Department
Tony
Walter Reed
Cuba
Willard W. Hague
Route
Walton
Kaw
Postwar democracy depends on living standards and cooperation
Dr Maynard C. Krueger of the University of Chicago told an Armistice Day audience at the University of Kansas that postwar democracy hinges on economic stability and social morality. He warned unemployment and poverty threaten democracy and urged a stabilized international monetary system, free trade, and wealth redistribution.
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University of Kansas
Maynard C. Krueger
University of Chicago
Krueger
Dr. Krueger
America
Britain
King Vittorio Emanuele May Abdicate Soon in Regency Plan
Naples reports indicate King Vittorio Emanuele may abdicate within days forming a regency. Count Carlo Sforza may succeed Badoglio as prime minister. New York dispatch says Marie Jose, crown princess and mother of the six year old Prince of Naples, could be regent in a plan tied to abdication.
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Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Carlo Sforza
Italy
New York
United States
Marshal Badoglio
New York Times
Marie Jose
Prince of
Umberto
War Food Admin Urges Hog Market Cooperation
The War Food Administration authorized producers, packers and related interests to cooperate in orderly marketing of this year s hog production to ease a temporary market glut. The season s rise in hog marketing has already created oversupply in several packing centers.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Walter P. Binns Inaugurated as William Jewell President
In Liberty Missouri on November 11 Dr Walter Pope Binns was inaugurated as the ninth president of William Jewell College before about 1100 attendees at the Baptist founded institution.
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William Jewel Head Liberty
Walter Pope Binns
William Jewell College
Baptist Founded
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