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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1941
Page
2
The Vichy government announced that Marshal Petain would travel to the German occupied zone to meet a high German figure. Rumors say Fernand de Brinon arranged the trip as Weygand’s North African retirement and Darlan’s possible Paris departure frame a wider collaboration or capitulation scenario.
Lexington remembers Capt. Ralph Conger Wentworth Military Academy coach as Col A M Hitch and Allen Moore attend the funeral. Hitch is Kemper Military School superintendent with Lt Dale Skelton and three Kemper players who faced Wentworth when Conger died. About 1 000 people hear Rev John Lindsay in the service. Four Wentworth faculty accompany the body to Natoma Kansas for burial tomorrow.
Cal Morrow of Kansas City was reelected president of the KU Relays club at the annual meeting held this morning at the hotel. The group also approved moving an early season varsity freshman game to an annual affair and reelected all other officers, including treasurer A E Woestemeyer of Lawrence.
Miss Vida Grace Flory aged 40 died at her home 1024 New York Street. Funeral services will be from Rumsey funeral home Monday at 10 o'clock led by Rev. Clark. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by mother Mrs Sarah A Flory three sisters Mrs Louetta How and Mrs F E Elston both of Lawrence and Mrs Roy Tuttle of Milo Mo and three brothers Arthur Flory Leeford Flory both of Lawrence and Theodore Flory of Euora.
Mrs Sam Wilbur of 1210 New York Street died after a stroke this morning near the Junior High School building while en route to attend the parade. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Mrs. Bert I. Burnam Sr aged 64 died last night at 10 30 at her home 1131 New Jersey Street Funeral services Monday at 2 o clock Rev W L Post officiating Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery She is survived by her husband three daughters Mrs M F E Hodges and Mrs Charles Kas singer both of Lawrence Mrs B P Thornton of Kansas City Kan a son Bert I Burnam Jr of Lawrence seven grandchildren three sisters Mrs Mary A Smith and Mrs Dollie Haas both of Lawrence and Mrs Jennie Shaw of Ozawkie three brothers Orin Smith and Dan Smith both of Lawrence and Walter S Smith of Denver Colo
Lawrence Lodge No 6 hosts past masters night and the annual reunion for 25 year men at the Masonic temple Monday evening A turkey dinner starts at 6 30 served by the Ladies of the Beauceant Grand lodge officers will attend Special program arranged by Major F E Jones 25 year buttons awarded to nine members including John W Twente Elmer F Engel Fred J Boyles Roy E Bushey Charles F Oehrle Albert Gieseman Clarence C Hornaday Harry W Sailor and Joseph E Welker.
In a Senate address the speaker warned coal miners who are pressing for more concessions while the railroads face a nationwide strike set for December 7. White House will review reports from UMW policy leaders and railroad unions as talks stalled after a stalemate in the latest conference.
Ankara reports sentiment in Turkey leaning toward the British Russian allied cause as North Africa opens. Diplomats say American equipment and British troops have moved Turkish stance, with Turkish neutrality weakening and shift possibly seven or eight percent toward the allied side.
Rain dampened a Homecoming scene as Jayhawkers and Kansas State faced a clouded sky a day after ideal conditions. Eldridge Hotel bustled with visitors for the Kansas Relays club meeting delayed by weather while Drew McLaughlin wandered the lobby.
Miss Anne Shibely of Carrolton Missouri known as Tiger Claw queen greeted parade spectators with a cheer. KU supporters blamed sabotage as trainer Dean Nesmith noted limited practice and Kansas State defeat followed a dye camouflaged football field revealing green turf.
Tom R Gerhart Jr son of County Clerk Gerhart has enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He is accepted and will depart Kansas City at 9 o clock Monday morning for Jefferson Barracks St Louis.
A lively classified page touts reader engagement and measurable results. Readers are urged to respond to listings, with emphasis on quick responses, clear pricing, and visible outcomes. Local businesses highlight rapid leads and successful placements.
Kansas City board of trustees voted to drop Charles A. Lindbergh from honorary membership in the Liberty Memorial association. The motion, led by Joseph W. McQueen, cited Lindbergh’s wartime stance and alleged beliefs about Britain’s cause. American Legionnaire Lowell R. Johnson urged tabling the motion to preserve free speech rights. The memorial stands above Union Station honoring local World War I dead.
Topeka reports Kansas has drafted 9 042 men for the army since the first inductee a year ago under selective service. February saw the peak with 2 884 inductions. July 1 092. October 1 046. Of registrants 206 467 the total, 1 274 were rejected by army doctors and 311 failed to report. More than 80 percent are deferred for dependents age or defense work.
Freshmen football players celebrated end of practices by lifting two coaches Wayne Replogle and Ed Hall and throwing them into Potter Lake amid cheers. The rally featured pep for today’s game, chatter about KU versus MU, and a mixer at the Memorial Union after the game. Red Nichols named to play for the Sophomore Hop on December 12 in the Memorial Union. known for The Wail of the Winds.
George Born of Eudora about 30 suffers a broken right arm and broken shoulder blade after falling into an elevator drive shaft at Farmers Elevator around 2 15 this afternoon. He was oiling machinery in the pit and was taken to Lawrence Memorial hospital.
DNB dispatch from Belgrade reports a fierce clash in East Serbia with 239 alleged Communists killed and 70 captured. The Belgrade press says Serbian volunteers won and the Communist band was wiped out in what was described as a battle of intense fighting.
State board of regents members described last night’s meeting as routine and planned to watch the annual Kansas Missouri football game today. Chairman Fred Harris noted the session was standard as members prepared for kickoff and held no special actions.
New York dispatch says Germany seeks to transform the armistice with France into a formal peace in exchange for concessions in North Africa and bases in Europe. Unconfirmed reports claim Petain may meet a high German official in occupied France and that France could join the German new order.
Nairobi Kenya Colony Nov 22 British army and airforce communique reports the surrender of two Italian garrisons at Culquabert and Ferronder in east of Lake Tana. Ground troops attacked after two days of heavy air raids by South African and British forces. The loss opens the way to Gondar defenses ten miles south.
James R. Young head of the Tokyo bureau of the International News Service will lecture at Fraser Theater University of Kansas at 8 15 Monday night on the Japanese situation. He has long served as an I N S correspondent in Japan and will discuss his firsthand knowledge. Sponsoring groups include the forum board W S G A the Inter national Relations Club Theta Sigma Phi Sigma Delta Chi the journalism department the University Foreign Council and the Student Activities board.
Linwood high school opened its basketball season at home with a 41 to 19 win over Vinland. The Linwood reserves added a 25 to 10 victory. The first team box score followed.
British ambassador Lord Halifax announced after a long state department conference that complete harmony exists among the United States Britain Australia China and the Netherlands on Pacific issues.
Berlin reports Lieut. Col. Werner Moelders died from fatal injuries after a crash en route to the Russian front. Dienst aus Deutschland announced the loss of Germany's renowned airman amid ongoing war coverage.
Oslo dispatch reports Ingvald Garbo a Norwegian man executed in Berlin for circulating agitating literature among German troops. The postwar note identifies the act as anti Nazi propaganda leading to his death.
The business board of the Church of God in Christ will host a pew rally Monday at 3 PM at 838 New Jersey Street. A Kansas City minister is to speak. The item ends with a note about a former Lawrence resident and a suggestion to subscribe to the Journal-World.
Snow began as heavy wet from multiple Kansas towns including Atchison Newton Cherryvale and Salina reports. The precipitation followed a night of rain with amounts around .12 to .45 inches and showers extending across Coffeyville Pittsburg and Hutchinson.
Three persons were executed in Prague today on charges of sabotage and preparation for high treason, according to a DNB dispatch. A fourth person was acquitted, the agency added.
Adverse conditions hinder farm work delaying the induction of three selective service draftees on December 1. The men are Fremont William Hornberger Harold Le Roy Johanning and Fred Breithaupt. Fire crews responded to a plant alarm caused by diesel exhaust sparks at American Service Company with no damage. Audrey Kennedy named Chamber of Commerce secretary replacing Judy Lane. Kennedy to oversee Community Chest and Chamber activities. About 30 piano teachers and students plan to attend a Master Class with Isidor Philipp at the University of Kansas campus on Monday.
A group including Mr and Mrs Dave Wray Mrs Anna Cripe and several Shucks gathered Monday at the Shuck home for an oyster supper honoring birthdays of Mrs Charles Brohammer Mrs Dave Wray Byron Shuck and Barbara Shuck. Other sentences note visits and helpers around the community.
Mrs Frank Deay and others joined weekend gatherings at the Shuck and Markley households while many from the Douglas County schools joined a Kansas City sightseeing trip with pupils and parents. Funeral attendance noted for Daniel W. Johanning near Worden and multiple family visits occurred through the week as Ill Elwood Deay remains ill in Lawrence.
Mrs. Calvin Hoover hosted the Lone Star Farm Bureau unit on November 18 with six members attending. They discussed business, Red Cross sewing, and Christmas gift ideas while planning a December covered dish luncheon and a basket for a needy family.
Readers increasingly subscribe to the Jours2 gift plan as its popularity rises each year. A contact line lists phone 22 for inquiries.
United Brethren Church on Seventh and Vermont lists services from 9:45 morning worship to 7:45 evening worship with midweek class leaders and a kindergarten program. Centenary Methodist at Fourth and Elm outlines sermons and youth leagues with a statewide church council trip. First Baptist Church at Eighth and Kentucky details Sunday school, morning worship, a Thanksgiving banquet, and student ministry events plus musical offerings.
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