Ruling of Court Is Against Burke
The Kansas Supreme Court denied William H. Burke's request to compel the state board of canvassers to allow Burke's representatives to examine affidavits detached from out-state disputed ballots. The board argued the affidavits protect voter secrecy while the affidavits confirm out-of-state eligibility. Democratic leaders plan further action and radio statements to expose alleged irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Supreme Court
William H. Burke
State Board of Canvassers
Payne Ratner
Burke
E. R. Sloan
Kansas
Supreme Court
George H. West
Kansas City
Jay S. Parker
Parker
Charles F. Young
Parner
Young
Expansion of National Defense Training School in Wichita
The state board of education expands the national defense training school in Wichita to serve about 500 more enrollees. The program, already in Wichita high school shops, trains machinists sheet metal workers welders and airplane wood workers for defense orders. Enrollment targets include former skilled workers and select young applicants. federal funds cover equipment and instructors with enrollees paying living expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Board of Education
National Defense Training
Wichita
Kansas Employment Service
G.L. Warders
National Defense
British Inflict Losses On Nazi Raiders Midlands Are Pounded
London reports a small Luftwaffe raid toward London with seven Italian fighters and one German shot down by Spitfires and no British losses. Midlands suffered a severe 11 hour assault with heavy casualties and significant damage to Coventry and other towns, and War Secretary Eden toured the affected industrial area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midlands
England
Strait of Dover
London
Home
Security Ministry
Air Ministry
West Midlands
Britain
Anthony Eden
Coventry
Nebraska Stuns Cyclones In Big Six Thriller
Nebraska trailed Iowa State 12 0 at halftime but roared back in the second period to seize a 14 12 lead. Hopp and Francis sparked the rally with a 70 yard drive including a key pass, while Francis added the extra points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Iowa State
Nebraska University
Cornhuskers
Iowa State Cyclones
Lincoln
Huskers
Indiana
Iowa
Pitt
Wilder
Owens
Heggen
Cyclones
Osborne
Roy Petsch
State
Darling
Rohrig
Alexander
Hopp
Francis
Football finals score roundup across multiple teams
Georgetown 8George Washington en 0 Dartmouth 20 Brown 6 Harvard 28 Yale 0 Detroit 19 Marquette 0 Michigan State 17 West Virginia 0 Duke 52 North Carolina State 6 Michigan 40 Ohio State 0 Boston College 33 Auburn 7 St Anselm 138 American International 6 Princeton 26 Army 19 Boston University 37 Western Maryland 0 Columbia 20 Colgate 17 Lafayette 46 Lehigh 0 Catholic 40 Providence 7 Oklahoma 2 Temple 0 Tulsa 7 Oklahoma Aggies 6 Penn 22 Cornell 20 Long Island 19 Toledo 7 Pitt 20 Penn State 7 Clemson 13 Furman 7 Northwestern 20 Notre Dame 0 Duquesne 14 Villanova 10 North Carolina 10 Virginia 7 Indiana 38 Purdue 0 Holy Cross 33 Manhattan 25 Iowa 18 Illinois 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
George Washingen
Dartmouth
Brown
Harvard
Yale
Detroit
Marquette
Michigan State
West Virginia
Duke
North Carolina State
Michigan
Ohio State
Boston College
Auburn
St. Anselm
American
International
Princeton
Army
Boston University
Western Maryland
Columbia
Colgate
Lafayette
Lehigh
Catholic
Providence
Oklahoma
Temple
Tulsa
Oklahoma Aggies
Penn
Cornell
Long Island
Toledo
Pitt
Penn State
Clemson
Furman
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Duquesne
Villanova
North Carolina
Virginia
Indiana
Purdue
Holy Cross
Manhattan
Iowa
Illinois
Merit exams set for welfare positions in Kansas
The Kansas joint merit system council announced the first competitive examinations for 16 classified welfare department jobs under the new merit plan. About 2,000 state and county workers across welfare, health, unemployment, and crippled children agencies are affected. Applications due December 23, exams soon after, with incumbent employees required to test but safe if passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Joint Merit System Council
State Social Welfare Department
Ira E. McConnell
Board of Health
Unemployment Compensation Division
Labor Department
Crippled Children Commission
Merit Council
New England
Social Welfare Department
McConnell
Jury Denies Damages in Nichols vs Derry Trial
A district court jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the damage suit of Phyllis M. Nichols against Paul Derry. The plaintiff sought damages for injuries allegedly suffered in an accident on December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis M. Nichols
Paul Derry
Ang
Slovakia to Join Axis Military Alliance
Premier Bela Tuka of Slovakia travels to Berlin to sign the agreement making Slovakia the sixth member of the Axis military alliance, a move announced tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slovakia
Axis Berlin
Bela Tuka
Berlin
Axis Military Alliance
President to Name Admiral Leahy Ambassador to France
President Roosevelt plans to appoint Admiral William D. Leahy to be the United States ambassador to France, succeeding William C. Bullitt. Leahy, veteran naval chief and Puerto Rico governor, is praised for his defense counsel and broad ability while Bullitt’s resignation is noted as pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Leahy
France
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
William Leahy
Puerto Rico
Naval Operations
William C. Bullitt
Leahy
Bullitt
San Juan
William D. Leahy
China
North Pole
Vichy
United States
Greeks claim Koritza breakthrough in Albania drive
Greek legation reports two Italian divisions encircled south of Argyrocastro and the rout of six Fascist divisions at Koritza. Athens says it left not a single Italian in Greek territory as it pushes Italian lines deeper into Albania toward the sea, with hundreds taken prisoner and vast military stores seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Argirocastor
Albania
Athens
Koritza
Italy
Bitolj
Pogradetz
Ochrida
Elbasani
Durazzo
Adriatic
Con Porgnor Tarred
Ohare
Derade
Allen
Epirus
Fronbier
Filiates
Red Cross reaches $2922 to date in Roll Call
The Red Cross Roll Call shows the business division over the $1000 mark with $1062 receipts reported. The women's division led by Mrs. Dolph Simons tallies $1156.35, E. U. reports $537.16, E. C. Buehler notes Haskell $59.50, Rev. E. Russell Carter and Ira E. Hunt list $107.27 from Lawrence teachers. total so far $2922.26 toward a $5100 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
George Docking
Dolph Simons
E. U
E. C. Buehler
Haskell
Rev. E. Russell Carter
Lawrence
Ira E. Hunt
British planes bomb Bari and Africa actions noted
Rome reports Bari in the Adriatic bombed killing one resident and wounding five with fires extinguished quickly. Italians withdraw from Koritza to new defensive positions as air force hits enemy troop concentrations and highway junctions. In Africa British raids target Gulf of Bomba Derna Bomba Kassala. Italian bombers strike Roseires Port Sudan and Gallabat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bari
High Command
Koritza
Africa
Gulf of Bomba
Derna
Bomba
Kassala
Sudan
Roseires
Gallabat
Port Sudan
East Africa
Dies says names of subversive affiliates to be published
Rep. Martin Dies announces compilation of all persons known to be affiliated with subversive elements and employed in national defense work. The list will be published, the Orange Texas report states, as part of efforts to root out subversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Tex
Martin Dies
Gillette Seeks Campaign Finance Violations Evidence
Senator Gillette of Nevada led a new Senate committee probe into campaign spending. He ordered investigators to gather reports on political contributions and expenditures from the House clerk and state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gillette
D.-Sa
Senate
House
Justice Department
Wolf Hunt Planned by Lone Star CPA on Thanksgiving Day
The Lone Star CPA sponsors a Thanksgiving wolf drive with rifles allowed on lines. Hunters are asked to avoid killing rabbits or other game. Meet at Banks corner, Markley corner, Pleasant Grove hill foot, Dutton bridge, and Banning corner. lines and captains outline east north west and south zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star C. P. A
Pleasant Grove
Dutton Bridge
Morris Ewing
Otto Boerkircher
Highway 59
Banning Corner
Clinton Road
Lone Star Road
Markley Corner
Bob Johnson
Bob Wilson
Banks Corner
Pleasant Grove Hill
Mercy Killing Discussion at Lawrence Sunday Forum
Lawrence Sunday Forum at Ninth Street Baptist Church will discuss mercy killing at 4 30 Sunday. Discussion led by Mrs Georgia Marshall and Mrs Ophelia Mitchell with a vocal solo by Spencer Bayles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Sunday Forum
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Georgia Marshall
Ophelia Mitchell
Spencer Bayles
Tax Reform Call Urges Local Cutbacks and Conservative Spending
A Kansas banker urges strict local government spending to match federal defense costs and avoid insolvency. He cites high taxes, warns of the burden on the poor, and promotes safe, prudent management while offering bank safekeeping services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Kansas
Washington
Thomas Paine
First National Bank of
Lawrence
Adv
Tax Sale Receipt Distribution Made
Funds from September 1939 and February tax judgments are distributed by County Treasurer Roy Flory. John Callahan turned over $29,247.27. Douglas County, state, city, township, school, and drainage funds receive specified shares including Lawrence city funds and Lawrence school system totaling the allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Roy Flory
John Callahan
Flory
Douglas County
County General Fund
Weather Outlook for Kansas Turns Unsettled This Weekend
Unsettled raw weather to extend through the weekend across Kansas with clearing skies possible in western counties by tomorrow. Eastern areas received generous rain over the past 24 hours boosting moisture. Topeka rainfall neared the state's highest November total in five years. Temperatures tonight trend toward light freezes with lows from 25 to 80 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Chanute
Coffeyville
Lebo
Wichita
Atchison
Geneseo
Dodge City
Goodland
Women Fliers To Be Initiated In Local Club
Ten new members of the Lawrence unit of the Women's National Aeronautical Association will be initiated at 7 30 o clock Tuesday evening when the organization meets in Memorial Union building. Plans will be made for the December 5 banquet by the unit and the University of Kansas C A A and local airport personnel. Initiates include Margaret Brown Mary Katherine Brown Fern Menschke Hazel Scheer Ada Theriault Joan Taylor Ruth Orcut Grace Lincoln Marjorie Dobbs Dorothy Chitwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Women’s National Aeronautical Association
Memorial Union Building
University of Kansas C.A.A
Helen Hay
Lillian Fisher
Margaret Brown
Mary Katherine Brown
Fern Menschke
Hazel Scheer
Ada Theriault
Joan Taylor
Ruth Orcutt
Grace Lincoln
Marjorie Dobbs
Dorothy Chitwood
Col Lewis Named Commandant at Army Industrial College
Washington November 23 The War Department announces Lieut Col John E Lewis appointed commandant of the Army Industrial College He is a native of Emporia Kansas and was previously assistant commandant He follows Col Francis H Miles reassigned to Chief of Ordnance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
John E. Lewis
Army Industrial College
Lewis
Emporia
Kan
Francis H. Miles
Ordnance
Stock Market Index Holds Steady at 44.4
The index of 60 stocks stood at 44.4 yesterday, slightly lower than the prior reading of 44.5. Investors watched small changes across sectors as traders eyed market signals.
Great Britain Near Financial Exhaustion Says Lord Lothian
Lord Lothian the British ambassador to the United States warned upon returning to New York that Britain was beginning to run out of financial resources. He called 1941 a difficult year and said England needs war supplies and perhaps finance as gold and securities were nearly exhausted. He stressed the financial situation was becoming urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lord Lothian
United States
Great Britain
Pan American Airways
Wartorn
LaGuardia Field
Britain
England
Mobile Army Recruiting Unit Rolls Into Lawrence
A Seventh Corps mobile recruiting unit parked in front of the Lawrence post office invites public visits. Led by Capt Sidney Newburger with Capt Henry I Yaffe and Sergeants Dewey Wilson and Edgar McGinness, it seeks three year enlistments in white units at Fort Riley and offers information to college students and Regular Army Reserve prospects. The unit, one of two in the area, will be inspected by Capt Howard T Clark and moves to Osage City Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Corps
Lawrence
Sidney Newburger
Henry I. Yaffe
Dewey Wilson
Edgar McGinness
Fort Riley
Second Cavalry
Third Field Artillery
Sixth Engineers
24Th Ordnance
17Th Quartermaster
Howard T. Clark
Osage City
Osage County
British daylight raid hits Merignac and Bordeaux airdromes
British bombers attacked German airfields in the Netherlands and heavily at Merignac near Bordeaux whence Germany dispatches bombers. Pilots reported fires visible from a hundred miles, with hangars and aircraft burning as waves of bombs and machine-gun fire followed. The Krupp works at Wanne-Eickel were also bombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Netherlands
Bordeaux
France
Et Ministry
Air Ministry
Merignac
Germany
Atlantic
Krupp
Wanne Lickel
Heavy Rains Crack Texas Roads and Bridges
Torrential rains across Texas, centered in north and east Texas, flooded areas from Dallas to Nacogdoches. A 7.50 inch downpour washed out a bridge on the old Spanish Trail and inundated homes near the downtown district while the Dallas Fort Worth pike faced partial blockage from floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Nacogdoches
Tex
Dallas-Fort Worth Pike
Eleven Mexicans Opposed Administration Believed Slain
The Mexican press reports a disputed disappearance linked to anti administration factions. President Cardenas was said to be pained by the case as stories claim Col. Roberta Martinez and ten followers were executed and buried after being taken from a City of Mexico hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Cardenas
Miss Higiniaille
Saturino Cedillo
Col
Roberta Martinez
Teni
City of Mexico
Juan Almazan
University Professor Injured in Texarkana Crash
Prof Verner F Smith of the University of Kansas architecture department and six students were in a collision near Texarkana Arkansas. Smith suffered a fractured left arm and fractured right knee cap while Arlo Harkleroad was cut and bruised. The group was en route to New Orleans for the Scarab architecture fraternity convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verner F. Smith
University of Kansas Architecture Department
Texarkana
Arka Smith
Arlo Harkleroad
Whitewater
Richard Gray
Horton
K. A
Lawrence
Professor Smith
New Orleans
Smith
Preston Johnson
Abilene, Gray and Harkleroad
Maurice Still
DeVon Carlson
Topeka
Eugene Sanneman
Hubert Hamlin
Paola
Surplus Rain Totals in Lawrence for November
Unusual November rains boost Lawrence area rainfall to 2.27 inches for the month. Normal for November is 2.02 inches, leaving a potential 0.25 inch surplus if no more rain falls. If December remains dry, yearly excess would total 3.20 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Posey
Lawrence
Strikes at Vultee Plant Prompt Government Action
Major Sidney Simpson was sent to Downey California to press for a quick end to the Vultee Aircraft strike amid calls for compulsory arbitration if not settled soon. Representative Costello warned that delays could prompt new labor dispute legislation affecting defense production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Sidney Simpson
Downey
Calif
Vultee Aircraft Company
War Patterson
Department
Simpson
C.I.O
Vultee
Costello
D.calif
Vultee Aircraft
California
Congress
National Defense
United States
France
Free French Prisoners to Be Released in Berlin Pact
Authorized sources report that under a German French agreement, several tens of thousands of French war prisoners are to be released to their families in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
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Roberts
Thames Estuary
I.S. Trails Huskers
Hellenes
Bulletin
Lone Star C.P.A
County
Welfare Department
Baldwin City
Eudora
Lecompton
Col. Lewis
Lothian
Mobile Recruiting
K. U
W. F. Smith
Fair West
Bam
Senna
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