Berlin bombed again as allied raid devastates city
Reports from Stockholm and London say Berlin endured the heaviest aerial bombardment in history with more than 2,300 tons of explosives and incendiaries. R.A.F. attackers used four engine bombers and Mosquito sorties while Speer’s production center is reported destroyed. Casualties run into thousands with extensive fires in government districts and industrial zones.
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London
Berlin
R.A.F
Hamburg
Stockholm
Aftontidningen
Albert Speer
Aftonbladet
Brandenburger Tor
Pariser Platz
Speer
Germany
Joseph Goebbels
Air Ministry
Lancaster
Halifax
R.C.A.F
Britain
Yochow
Tungting Lake
Changsha
Bougainville
Piva River
William F. Halsey
Japan
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
Gasmata
New Britain
New Guinea
Sattelberg
Huon Peninsula
City Council to Hear Report on Airport Improvements Funding
Mayor C B Russell called a 5 pm city council meeting to hear City Attorney Clarence Gorrill report on a proposed contract between the city University and the Ong aircraft corporation. The plan aims to raise 15000 dollars for improvements at the Municipal airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Russell
Clarence Gorrill
City, University
Ong Aircraft Corporation
Nazis Launch Counter Attacks On 20 Mile Front Against Reds
German forces widened main counterattacks along a 20 mile front from Chernayakov to Korostychev as mud thawed by frost allowed mobile guns to maneuver. Reports say attacks continued at several points from Rechitsa to the Dnieper bend. Red Star noted drying roads aided fast movements and possible flanking attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Ukraine
Chernayakov
Korostychev
McOoga
Ovss
Rechitsa
Dnieper
Dnepropetrovsk
Red Star
High Command
Gomel
Kerch
Svenska Dagbladet
Baltic
Tallinn
Riga
Libau
Windau
Estonia
Latvia
Finland
Russia
Germans Repulsed In Counter Attack Northwest Of Agnone
Allied communique reports a strong German counter attack northwest of Agnone was beaten back after two hours. Agnone had fallen Sunday to Montgomery’s Eighth army. US troops wiped out a German machine gun position near Monta aaila with no losses. Rain eased but front remained a mud sea. Fifth Army patrols noted enemy moves near Mount Gamino and heavy bombardment. Allies bombed rail centers and airfields north of Rome. One allied plane missing. Closed Thanksgiving Carter's Service.
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Korostyshev
Zhitomir
Korotyshev
Fritz. von Mannstein
Chernyakov
Leningrad- Odessa
Korosten
Ovruch
White Russia
Ukraine
Algiers
Eighth Army
Agnone
Bernard L. Montgomery
Alfedena
United States
Montaaaila
Fifth Army
Mount Gamino
Mignano
San Pietro Avellana
Castel di Sangro
Rome
Foligno
Eisenhower
Communiqte
Pessina
Civitavecchia
Fghter-Ban
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
mid-Pacific
China
New Guinea
New Britain
Bougainville
South
Southwest
Pacific
Changteh
Hunan
Changsha
Chinese High Command
Oil from Canada turmoil at war committee hearing
Washington reports the war department defends a $120 million Canada oil project to supply gasoline and other fuels for Alaska and Canada. Undersecretary Patterson and James Graham praised the program, while Ickes criticized it as unnecessary, saying he wasn’t consulted. Graham cited war needs and claimed 20 000 barrels daily will be available.
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Washington
War Department
Canada
Ickes
Robert P. Patterson
Alaska
James H. Graham
Patterson
Senate War Investigating Committee
United States
Graham
White Horse
University of Kentucky
School of Engineering
Brehon Somervell
Somervell
Army
Fort Norman
Norman
Texas
Library to Close Thursday for Thanksgiving Day
The Lawrence free public library will be closed all day Thursday for Thanksgiving. Funk's Mortuary and Chapel plan a Juipalante service. Phone 119.ve
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Lawrence Free Public Library
Funk’s Mortuary
Juipalante
Americans Strike Gilbert Islands as Pacific War Rages
Allied forces report landings on Tarawa Abemama and Makin in the Gilbert Islands with heavy fighting and gains amid wide Pacific operations. Nimitz cites successful landings while Tokyo claims losses including ships and aircraft. Chinese fronts see gas use allegations.
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U. S
Makin
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Truk
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Abemama
Gilberts
Clouds Over State Forecast For Kansas Warm Up
Clouds hovered over much of Kansas with no precipitation. The weather bureau said a slow warmup would bring temperatures near normal tonight and tomorrow. Wichita reported a high of 49 degrees and Goodland a low of 26 last night.
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Topexa
Kansas
S. Flora
Wichita
Goodland
Roosevelt says Elliott shot down over enemy territory
Mrs Roosevelt doubts a news report that her son Elliott Roosevelt was shot down over enemy territory. She told reporters she heard from him recently and he said all was well after attending the premiere of a musical show in Newark sponsored by War Relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Roosevelt
Elliott
With Johnny
War Relief Committee
Private Writes of Patton Incident Reported in South Bend
A Mishawaka casket maker delivers to the South Bend Tribune a letter from his son Private Charles Herman Kuhl describing an August 4 confrontation with General Patton in which the general apologized after a hearing in North Africa for an alleged assault in Sicily.
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South Bend
Ind
Herman F. Kuhl
Mishawaka
South Bend Tribune
Charles Herman Kuhl
Patton
Pvt. Kuhl
Kuhl
the Tribune
Sicily
North Africa
Camp Perry
Ohio
Loretta Kuhl
Caution Urged In Planning Small-Community Air Fields
Kansas City November 23 Smaller communities were urged to proceed with caution in planning air fields. J W Miller of Mid-Continent Airlines warned against rushing into construction until equipment and programs are developed. E Lee Talman of TWA noted foolish thinking about air service and cited a permit for air funeral processions. C Edward Leasure of the civil aeronautics board urged basing service on necessity, not desire. Terrell Drinkwater of Continental Air Lines announced a Denver Kansas City route planned to start in January after army equipment release, ending a 1934 cancelation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. W. Miller
Mid-Continent Airlines
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
E. Lee Talman
T.W.A
Air Service
C. Edward Leasure
Civil Aeronautic Board
Washington
Drinkwater
Dairy at Anthony May Close Over Price Squeeze
Topeka reports the sole Anthony dairy may shut down without OPA price relief. Earl Underwood, operator, supplies 85 percent of the town’s milk but is limited to 2.95 per hundredweight while Wichita buyers pay 3.75. Local officials say appeals yield no relief.
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Topeka
Anthony
Office of Price Administration
Tom Larsen
Kansas Board of Health
Harper County
Wichita
Larsen
Earl Underwood
D. van Gundy
Underwood
OPA
Wellsville Appeals for Emergency Coal Aid
Mayor Frank Barnett of Wellsville telegraphed Gov. Andrew Schoeppel reporting residents desperate for coal. Dealers lack stock and many families have under 300 pounds. governor to press distributors for emergency shipments to the frigid town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Wellsville
Frank Barnett
Andrew Schoeppel
Barnett
Meter Collections in Lawrence October Total $912.21
City treasurer E. E. Alexander reports Lawrence meter collections for October reached 912.21 with the city taking 228.06 and the Dual Parking Meter company 684.50 applied to the meters' purchase price. September receipts were 920.03.
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Lawrence
E. E. Alexander
Father Draft Law Raises Questions in Douglas County
Bruce Cameron, chairman of the Douglas county selective service board, said the impact of a new mandatory draft for non-deferable single men and post Pearl Harbor fathers depends on whether the pool is national or state. In Douglas county, pre Pearl Harbor fathers in non-deferable jobs were sent to Fort Leavenworth. Two December calls will mainly affect pre Pearl Harbor fathers unless the new law changes the pool. Cameron doubts a state pool would greatly delay calls since many counties have already cleared lists to the father group.
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Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Bruce Cameron
Douglas County
Selective Service Board
Cameron
Fort Leavenworth
Congress
Allies weigh joint appeal to Germans as Berlin bombs steady
London reports a devastating Berlin bombing amid talk of a three power conference. Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin may draft an appeal to end the war, while rumors linger that Chiang Kai-shek could join the four power effort to sustain postwar peace.
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London
UPI
Berlin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Chiang Kaishek
Local man admits taking used lumber from works
Timmerman pleaded guilty to federal charges of taking lumber and nails from Sunflower Ordnance Works but a judge dismissed the case after hearing his explanation that he sought discarded materials to repair his home. Davis and Hoover received prison and probation sentences for related crimes.
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Kansas City
Kan
Rollo
Timmerman
DeSoto
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Guy T. Helvering
Helvering
Marion E. Davis, Jr
Salina
Theodore H. Hoover
Ft. Leavenworth
Senator Barbour Dies at 55 in Washington
The Senate mourns the death of W Warren Barbour Republican of New Jersey. A former amateur heavyweight boxing champion and thread mill millionaire he opposed Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City. Barbour died of heart disease in his Washington home aged 55.
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Senator Barbour
Washington
Senate
W. Warren Barbour
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Barbour
Runaway Boys Return to Parents After Police Pickup
Three 15 year old Kansas City youths were picked up by police yesterday afternoon and turned over to two parents who took them home shortly before noon. The boys had left home on a sightseeing jaunt and were not in trouble. police investigation disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Washburn University to cancel Thanksgiving break
For the first time, Washburn University will not observe a Thanksgiving vacation this year. The wartime schedule provides a three day Christmas recess and classes continue through New Year as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn Topeka
Washburn University
Stock Market Index Drops Slightly From Yesterday
The index of 60 stocks stands at 48.4 points after yesterday’s 48.5, with dealers noting modest declines. Cars Wanted advertisement lists Board & Moore as contact for requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board & Moore
Continued rationing to feed others faces postwar period
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard warned that food rationing in the United States could extend well after the war. He testified to the senate postwar planning committee that stock levels and ongoing feeding of devastated European nations will decide rationing length, and urged rapid return of 20 million acres taken for wartime farming to production.
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Washington
Wickard
U. S
Senate
Europe
Lawrence Extends Christmas Vacation For Fuel Shortage
The Lawrence public schools plan a vacation extension from 5 PM December 17 to 8 AM January 3 1944 to conserve coal. If approved by the board on December 6 the change shifts end of term to May 26. Thanksgiving break starts tomorrow at 5 PM and resumes Monday at 8 AM. Easter break runs 5 PM April 6 to 8 AM April 11 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Policies Council of the
Lawrence Public Schools
Board of Education
Howard Sutherland
Man Injured in Mill Accident at Lawrence Paper Mill
Leo Froeliger 54 of 1401 New York Street suffered a broken right arm and severe bruising after his arm was caught in a machine at the Lawrence Paper Mill this morning around 10. A coworker reactivated the carrier, and Neil Thayer millwright aided in freeing him. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Froeliger
New York Street
Lawrence
Froeliger
Thanksgiving holiday at Kansas University adjusts class schedule
Thursday will be a holiday for most Kansas University students including civilian, V-12, and Army Service Forces units with no classes. Machinists Mates trainees and V-5 cadets have a normal day. City passes are limited to 25 percent of the army, usable after 10 p.m. Wednesday and expire at midnight Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Service Forces
Kansas University
Lawrence
UNRRA Grants Flex to Four Latin Nations
Four Latin American members Bolvia Ecuador Dominican Republic and Panama said they cannot meet UNRRA’s 1 percent income contribution. The finance committee recommended allowing them to contribute what they are able due to “peculiar situations” deeming the formula an excessive burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Bolivia
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Panama
Finance Committee
Council
Roosevelt asks Congress on service pay and benefits
President Roosevelt sent a formal request to Congress urging action on mustering out pay unemployment allowances and social security credits for men and women in uniform. The move seeks new relief measures for veterans and active service members.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Congress
Union Thanksgiving Service at Trinity Episcopal Church
The 10 a m Thanksgiving service at Trinity Episcopal Church will be led by Rev Donald Weatherbee with Rev Herbert Brockman delivering the sermon True Thanksgiving. Local ministers from Unita Brethren AME St Lukes and the Christian church assist as choir led by Oliver Hobbs and organist Hope Crittenden. The Ministerial Alliance oversees prayers for armed forces and a charitable offering.
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Union
Trinity Episcopal Church
Donald O. Weatherbee
Herbert C. Brockman
Centenary Methodist Church
Lawrence Deever
Unita Brethren Church
J. D. Kelly
St. Luke’s African Methodist Episcopal Church
Harold Barr
Christian Church
Trinity Choir
Oliver P. Hobbs
Hope Crittenden
Ministerial Alliance
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Fuel arrives as coal shipments boost city supply
Four car loads of stoker coal arrive with two to three carloads of lump coal en route. About ten tons per day are reaching the city by rail from mines in Osage county, improving the local fuel situation this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Well for County Home Starts Water Project
Digging began today to provide a continuous water supply at the county home. The Lynn Well and Pump Company of Kansas City Missouri drills an 83 foot 20 inch gravel pack well at a contract price of 982 dollars. Completion is expected in about a week. The county has long faced sand and gravel intrusion shortening well life and causing water shortages at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Well and Pump Company
Kansas City
Record Run for Serum Aids Ill Child in Lawrence
Highway Patrolman Harvey Schmedemann of Lawrenc e made a round trip to Kansas City Mo Sunday for serum needed for Marilyn Chamney 18 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Chamney Route 4 Lawrence who was seriously ill at Lawrence Memorial hospital with influenza meningitis He left Lawrence about 2 15 P M and returned with serum at 3 30 P M The child remains quite ill but showing improvement according to the attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Schmedemann
Lawrence
Kansas City
Marilyn Chamney
Edward Chamney
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Schemedemann
Vinson proposes $5 billion landing craft program
Chairman Vinson of the house naval committee introduced a bill to authorize construction or acquisition of landing craft and auxiliary vessels valued at five billion dollars, signaling plans for future invasions by American forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
May Shift Oil Control Drives Floor Action
Washington on November 23 sponsors of a bill to shift oil price control from the OPA to Interior Secretary Ickes cleared the first hurdle by gathering more than the required 218 signatures for floor consideration.
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Washington
House
OPA
Interior
Ickes
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English Channel
Reich
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Anthony Dairy
K. U
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Brockman
K. C
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