Air Struggle for Tunisia Opens in Western Med
Allied fighters struck first in the Tunisia air battle while German and Italian forces rushed to battle positions in southern France and Corsica. British and American troops were advancing toward Tunisia from the west, with Corsica occupied by Italy and Toulon’s fleet threatened by German moves. The clash emerged as the Mediterranean theater intensified with calls to resist aggression and uncertain reports on Tunisian permission and Dakar.
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Tunisia
Ital
Ian
France
Corsica
Europe
Mediterranean
Toulon
Hitler
Malta
FE Aouina
Tunis
United States
Charles Ryder
First Army
A. N. Anderson
Axis
Tunisian
London
Anderson
Ryder
Rome
Nice
Rhone
Roosevelt
Paris
Algeria
Dakar
West Africa
Beery
Britain
mid-Mediterranean
R.A.F
Unite States
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Bardia
Gambut
Libya
Eighth Army
Buqbaa
Egypt
RAF Fighters Damaged German Planes Near Tunis Airfield
Long range RAF fighters attacked El Aouina airfield in Tunis, destroying 19 German aircraft and damaging 19 more. Reports say Malta launched the raid, with Rommel’s forces pushed back toward Libya as US and Allied air and ground actions intensify across North Africa.
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Cairo
R.A.F
el Aouina
Tunis
Tunisia
Seattlinge Axia
Two National Days of Prayer Proclaimed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt issued an unusual proclamation calling for Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day as national days of prayer. He opened with Psalm 92 and urged faith and courage as Americans face national emergency, war mobilization, and broad service across industries. He quoted Washington and emphasized unity with allied nations and gratitude for harvests while pledging effort to support service members.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Seven Japanese Ships Sunk in Pacific by U S Submarines
The navy announced that seven Japanese ships, mostly cargo carriers, were sunk and one destroyer damaged and believed sunk by U S submarines in the western Pacific. The tally since Pearl Harbor reaches 141 vessels sunk or damaged, with 93 sunk, 21 probably sunk and 27 damaged. The communique notes these actions were not previously announced.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Pacific
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Navy Department
Stock Market Index Holds Steady at 40.6
The average of 60 stocks remains at 40.6 for Tuesday trading. Investors monitor small gains and minor shifts across sectors as market activity stays subdued.
Secret North Africa mission honors James Holmes family note
Julius C. Holmes, a U.S. officer, took part in a secret North Africa mission before American troops arrived. His father J R Holmes and family in Lawrence, Kansas, celebrate his service and multiple promotions leading to a position with General Eisenhower's staff.
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Julius
J. R. Holmes
Col
Julius C. Holmes
U.S
North Africa
Journal-World
Associated Press
Printer-Telegraph
Colonel Holmes
England
Pleasanton
Lawrence
K.U
S.A.T.C
National Guard
Haskell Cavalry
Washington, D. C
France
Smyrna
Albania
Turkey
United States
Department of State
Grover Whalen
Europe
General Mills
Exenhower
Holmes
C. B. Holmes
Holmes, McGrew and Peck Company
Willis Holmes
Sunflower Ordnance )Works
Opal Scanlan
St. Louis
Mo. Mrs. Holmes
Henry J. Allen
Washington
Promotions in the Civil Air Patrol Kansas Wing
Recent CAP promotions include Capt. L. K. Zimmer named medical and personnel officer for the Kansas wing, Lt. Howard T. Lindley appointed as Group 751 intelligence officer, and Lt. Harold W. Emick named squadron commander of the Lawrence CAP unit 751-3. Owens moves to Ashcraft Brothers as full time instructor. Emick completed CPT instructor course and flew a cross country to Las Vegas New Mexico and back, accompanied by Mrs. Emick.
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Civil Air Patrol
L. K. Zimmer
Kansas
CAP
Howard T. Lindley
Harold W. Emick
Lawrence
Sages Owens
Ashcraft Brothers Flying Service
Owens
Emick
Las Vegas
N.M
Allies Form Largest North Africa Combined Force Under Eisenhower
London reports a massive Anglo American thrust toward Tunisia from the west led by British First Army under Lieutenant General Kenneth Anderson and American Major General Charles Ryder. Eisenhower directs operations with Patton, Fre ddell, and Doolittle coordinating under a unified command as Allied air and naval support aids the advance. The move signals a major expansion of the North African campaign and a push to expel German forces from Tunisia.
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Hitler
Tunisia
First Army
Kenneth Athur
Noel Anderson
Dunkerque
Charles Ryder
Anderson
North Africa
Altho
Eighth Army
Rommel
Libya
Churchill
Eisenhower
London
Mark W. Clark
Roosevelt
George S. Patton, Jr
Lloyd R. Fredendall
Ryder
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Royal Navy
Henry K. Hewitt
United States Navy
James H. Doolittle
United States Army Air Forces
W. L. Welsh
R.A.F
Algiers
Honor Dr. Crumbine In New York Meetings
The Kansas Society of New York honors Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine on the thirty fifth anniversary of his crusade against the common drinking cup. A bas relief by Olive Kooken will be presented to Gov. Payne Ratner of Kansas at a Waldorf reception. A dinner features speaker Charles P. Taft with Kansans Governor Ratner Henry J. Allen and Osa Johnson also on the program.
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New York
Kansas Society of New York
Samuel J. Crumbine
Olive Kooken
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Waldorf Astoria
Crumbine
Charles P. Taft
Defense Health and Welfare Services
Federal Security Agency
Ratner
Henry J. Allen
Osa Johnson
Axis Leaders Meet in Southern Germany to Outline Command
Tass dispatch from Geneva reports Hitler and Mussolini agreed on a single axis armed forces command in the Mediterranean under a German general. They also planned German administration of newly occupied French districts. Leading army officers from both nations attended the conference.
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Moscow
Tass
Geneva
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Mediterranean
France
Sai
Naval says 17 Japanese planes down on Guadalcanal
Navy reports 17 enemy bombers and fighters destroyed near Guadalcanal in solomon Islands. Seven U S fighters were lost. Interceptions by Grumman Wildcats claimed six bombers and five fighters in the first wave. second wave saw 25 bombers and five fighters with six more bombers and two fighters listed as probably destroyed.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Navy
United States
Solomons
KU Jayhawkers Cancel Three Games With Service Teams
Three games between the Kansas Jayhawkers and service teams are canceled. KU coach F C Allen cites transportation issues and orders from Ft Leavenworth and Iowa naval pre flight school. Remaining scheduled games include Olathe Naval Air Base Camp Crowder and Great Lakes Naval Training Station matchups.
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Kansas Jayhawkers
F. C. Allen
K.U
Allen
Ft. Leavenworth
Seahawks
Iowa
Olathe Naval Air Base
Camp Crowder
Seahawk
Jayhawkers
Kansas
Hoch
Iowa Seahawks
Kansas City
Leavenworth Five
Senate action on draft age 18 to 19 in new bill
Reports from London and Bern describe rapid wartime moves as the senate completes action on legislation making 18 and 19 year old men subject to military conscription. Other dispatches note Vichy losses, moves in Algiers, and riots in Lyon amid occupation by German troops.
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Washington
Senate
German Italian Panzer Army In Rommel’s Hands Across Egypt
Dispatches from the Libyan Egyptian frontier report the German Italian panzer army under Field Marshal Rommel as an effective weapon in the sector between Salam and Halfaya in Egypt.
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Berlin
DNB
Rommel
Salam and
Halfaya
Egypt
Rent registration opens Monday in Topeka Lawrence area
Landlords in Shawnee Douglas and Franklin counties may begin registering rental properties starting Monday November 16 under federal rent control rules. Most lodging types register by December 15 with centers in Topeka Lawrence Baldwin Eu dora Ottawa. forms issued Monday must be filled accurately to avoid re filing.
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Topeka-Lawrence
Charles F. Reed
Topeka- Lawrence
Shawnee
Douglas
Franklin
Reed
Mild Air Lingers Across Kansas With Above Normal Temps
Topeka reports continued mild weather for at least 24 more hours with temperatures six to ten degrees above normal. Readings ranged from the mid 30s to the 60s in various towns, no rain expected, and no freezing conditions in eastern Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Mercury
Goodland and
Ellis
Flora
Zere
Two Kansans Decorated for Valor in Middle East
In Cairo on November 12, Lieut Lyn Parker Jr of Arkansas City and Cpl John E Kaminska of Fredonia were among U S airmen honored by Lieut Gen Frank M Andrews, commander of U S Middle East forces. Parker received the Purple Heart and Kaminska earned the Silver Star for bravery. Many awards were given in hospitals where wounded airmen recuperate.
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Cairo
Kansas
U.S
Middle East
Frank M. Andrews
U.S. Middle East
Lyn Parker, Jr
Arkansas City
John E. Kaminska
Fredonia
Selective service board urges use of central phone line
The 872 members of the selective service board request registrants and interested persons to refrain from calling board members at home. Chairman Bruce Cameron says they lack the necessary folders to provide definite information and asks callers to use number 872 for information from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Sundays.
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Cameron
Selective Service Board
Bruce Cameron
Elephant on the Loose in Wabash Indiana
A two ton female elephant named Modoc escaped in Wabash Indiana after three elephants were frightened from a gym. Modoc swam the Wabash River in frigid water eluding pursuers, injured a woman and knocked over pipes before heading toward the countryside. Principal Edward Cleaver locked pupils in a nearby school.
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Wabash
Ind
Modoc
Here
Wabashi
Edward Cleaver
Consolidated School
Lagro
Chauncey Kessler
No Vote Changes from Absentee Count in County
Absentee ballots did not alter county results on Tuesday in the county commissioners’ office. Coroner race between Dr. L. K. Zimmer and Charles Rumsey remained 60 to 59, with two absentees for Dr. E. D. Liddy. State and local totals include in state ballots and one void out-of-state ballot.
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L. K. Zimmer
Charles Rumsey
Zimmer
Rumsey
E. D. Liddy
U. S
Capper
McGill
Guyer
Drake
the Supreme Court
Wedell
Hinkle
Parker
Allen
Schoeppel
Burke
Beloof
Denions
Davis
Ingraham
Ryan
Haskin
Briggs
Robb
Glenn
Wilson
Webb
Ray
Mitchell
Oswald
McClenny
Speer
Davidson
Hobbs
Overby
Sewart
Austin
Wallace
Wright
Abels
Gerhart
Gardner
Beck
Oyler
Gray
Skinner
Hurley
Callahan
Penny
Topeka
OPA offers help for Kansas gas rationing registrations
Kansas motorists away on November 18 to 20 for gas rationing may file basic ration applications via agents. The owner must sign the form and supply the registration certificate. agents receive these documents at schoolhouses to issue basic A coupons in the owner’s absence.
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Wichita
Kan
OPA
Kansas
H. O. Davis
Oyler Qualifies for Douglas County Attorney Post
Robert Oyler, recently inducted at Fort Leavenworth, qualifies for the Douglas County attorney position elected last week. His army activation next Wednesday will create two vacant public posts, with the mayor and council filling the police judge seat and the governor appointing an acting justice of the peace.
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Robert Oyler
Fort Leavenworth
Oyler
Lawrence Building and Loan Ad Promotes Low-Cost Financing
The Lawrence Building and Loan Association advertises a debt-free home plan funded from income. It promises full details with no obligation and provides contact at 800 Mass Street and phone number 5a.
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Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Mass
Eudora School to Stay Open Despite Funding Shortfall
The Eudora grade school will remain in operation after board member Ray Ogden announced no closure Friday. Federal aid was sought as enrollment rose to 292 from 65, with 300 students at risk of losing classroom time. Senator Arthur Capper reported an $8,264 federal grant may be certified once the application reaches Washington.
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Eudora
Ray Ogden
Board of Education
Arthur Capper
Journal-World
Federal Office of Education
Washington
Senator Capper
Journal- World
Federal Works
Office of Education
St. Paul
Menninger Outlines Personality Study and Pre-Med Training
Dr Karl A Menninger a noted neuro psychiatrist and founder of the Menninger clinic told a Fraser theater audience that physiology chemistry bacteriology and immunology form the bases for practical medicine and that stability enhances their role He called the personality a total human unit integrating physiology anatomy environment and the mind He contrasted army psychology in 1917 with present wartime testing and noted his new book Love and Hatred explores love and hatred from a Freudian view He has written The Human Mind and Man Against Himself.
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Karl A. Menninger
Menninger Clinic
Fraser Theater
Menninger
Fire Crews Respond to Two Alarms. No Damage Reported
Firefighters answered two alarms, last night at 1508 University Drive for a chimney fire at Jack Mee’s home and today at 2242 Ohio Street to extinguish a grass fire. No damage was reported in either incident.
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University Drive
Jack Mee
Ohio Street
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