Hitler Builds Air Forces In Africa
North Africa air power supports Axis ground forces as Britain’s Eighth Army prepares for a final showdown. The report cites intensified raids, shipping attacks, and Axis attempts to bolster Tunisia defenses while weather and distant fronts limit operations.
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North Africa
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Tunis
Bizerte
Britain
Eighth Army
Libya
Altho
Vichy
Gabes
Sfax
Tunisia
Africa
Hitler
Russia
Mediterranean
Algiers
Australia
John Jarvie
Stalingrad
Eden
London
Sardinia
Sicily
Algeria
Bone
Philippeville
United States
Tripoli
Morocco
Reuters
Cairo
Climax Fights as Allied Forces Close on Japanese in New Guinea
American and Australian troops press a last stand against trapped Japanese along a 12 mile Buna to Gona coastal strip in northeastern New Guinea. Allied air power bombards and strafes the lines while ground forces tighten surrounding pincer movement.
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Pluguncu
Buna
Gona
Sananda
House committee urges six month delay in gasoline rationing
A special house committee recommends a six months postponement of gasoline rationing in unrationed areas to study voluntary savings and prevent a transportation collapse. The panel urges using Petroleum Coordinator and Defense Transportation Office data to avoid premature drastic cuts.
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Washington
House
Office of Petroleum Coordinator
Office of Defense Transportation
Anderson
Dmo
Interstate Commerce Committee
Martin
Massachusetts
New England
New
Senate Today
Senate
Clark
D-Mo
Truman
Reed
R-Kan
Capper
Gillette
D-Ia
Thomas
D-Okla
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Congress
Hope
Marines Kill 70 Japs Capture Five Guns on Guadalcanal
The navy said a marine patrol near Mambulo on the Matanikau river killed 70 Japanese and captured five machine guns. Two Marines were wounded. Dive bombers and fighters also hit enemy installations at Munda on New Georgia, including a warehouse.
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Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Mambulo
Matanikau
Munda
New Georgia Island
Ecuador President Seeks Hemisphere Cooperation
President Carlos Arroyo del Rio of Ecuador assured the Senate there will be a forthright effort to cooperate with the United States in the struggle for democracy. As Roosevelt’s guest, he urged that the voices of all people in the hemisphere be heard, drawing applause from senators.
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Washington
Carlos Arroyo del Rio
Ecuador
Senate
United States
Roosevelt
Arroyo
Orje
Stock Market Index Edges Higher to 39.7
The stock index averaging 60 shares rose to 39.7 yesterday from 39.5, indicating a modest gain in market activity. Investors watched key sectors as the measure of overall market sentiment improved slightly.
Frenchmen in Jam Silent Broadcast Over Darlan Role
London reports a Fighting French spokesman canceled his daily France broadcast in protest of Admiral Darlan remaining head in North Africa. Eleven Labour, Conservative, and Liberal MPs moved a Commons motion condemning US dealings with Darlan as inconsistent with wartime ideals.
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London
Pia
France
Darlan
North Africa
Churchill
House of Commons
United States
Anthony Eden
Admiral Darlan
Aneurin Bevan
R. J. Davies
Robert J. G. Boothby
Richard C. Stokes
Hean L. Granville
T. L. Horain
Allied and Soviet World War II Front Updates
Reuters reports a German column repelled 28 miles south of Tunis as Anderson plans a major offensive against Tunis and Bizerte. German broadcasts claim Russians temporarily penetrated Nazi positions on the Rzhev front west of Moscow near Toropets. Bridgetown notes 27 survivors of an allied torpedoed ship landed, with 28 others yet to arrive. Moscow says 15,000 more prisoners taken in winter offensive, total 51,000. Brigadier General Asa N. Duncan is missing in action after a sea crash.
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London
Reuters
Morocco
Tunis
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Bizerte
Berlin
Rzhev
Moscow
Toropets
Bridgetown
Barbados
Washington
Asa N.duncan
Volga
Nortwest
Great
Don Bend
Stalingrad-Don
Stalingrad
Chernyshevskaya
Moscow-to-Rostov
Kotelnikovski
Volga Citadel
Northern
Caucasus
Hitler Sees Value of Command of the Seas
London report says Hitler now views command of the seas as vital to victory. A review notes renewed German emphasis on shipping, U boat production, crew training, and air power concentration for the Sicilian channel.
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Hitler
London
Tunisia
Sicilian
Mediterranean
Fuehrer
Commons Rejects Equal War Injury Compensation Proposal
London November 25 The house of commons rejected by 229 to 95 a proposal to grant women equal compensation with men for civilian war injuries. The debate was heated as party lines dissolved and the issue highlighted existing wage differentials.
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London
House of Commons
Russian Drive Gains Momentum at Stalingrad Front
RUSSIAN counteroffensive tightens noose around Stalingrad. forces push 80 miles into Don bend and 66 miles west, narrowing the escape corridor to 30 miles. Berlin losses near 100,000 with 50,000 captured likely. Kalach and Trekhostrovskaya fall as Soviets seal rail links and surround three German divisions.
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Don River
Kalach
Trekhostrovskaya
Stalingrad-Kamensk
Don
Kletskaya
Volga
Stalingrad
Archduke Otto Denies Monarchist Link to Austrian Army Unit
Archduke Otto von Hapsburg said the liberation committee for Austria is not monarchist and includes republicans. He told reporters in Washington the group, focused on recruiting an Austrian infantry battalion as a unit in the U S Army, represents diverse Austrian political views.
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Kansas City
Archduke Otto von Hapsburg
Military Committee For the Liberation
Austria
Washington
Austrian Action Society
Archduke
United States Army
Four of Ten Civil Jury Trials Result in Verdicts
Ten civil cases were scheduled for jury trial this term. only four reached trial. Ed Northway won damages of 126 dollars in a suit by C C Perkins over an August 27 1942 highway accident. Several other cases were dismissed or continued with plaintiffs bearing costs. The Walter Quisenberry et al case resulted in a verdict against Kennedy Plumbing and Electrical but not against Kansas Public Service.
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Ed Northway
C. C. Perkins
Highway 10
J. Lane
Justice Court
State of Kansas
Alex Miller
Leroy E. Harris
James T
Seventh
Massachusetts
J. W. Clements
el Dorado
Walter M. Quisenberry
Orin O. Kennedy
T. D. Prentice
Kennedy Plumbing and Electrical Company
Kansas Public Service Company
Kennedy Firm
War Company
Journal-World
Report Girl Missing From Lawrence
Miss Leonora Vogler daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Vogler of 1120 Delaware left Lawrence in early November with other youths for California and has been missing about ten days. Her mother says she had heard from her daughter regularly. California reports say she intended to be near fiancé Edwin R Boucher a U S sailor. Miss Vogler left Lawrence with Connie and Conrad North. North relatives say they heard from them recently. San Francisco travelers aid officials told Boucher a girl matching her description appeared with two other girls and was directed to the Y W C A. they stayed there until last Saturday when they checked out.
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Leonora Pales
E. E. Vogler
Delaware
California
Connie
Conard North
Norths
Travelers’ Aid
San Francisco
Boucher
Miss Vogler
Physical Screening Of 160 Draftees At Local Board
Doctors examined 160 prospective draftees at the selective service office this morning. It was the largest group ever to be screened at one time here. The local board handles a heavier load due to the SOW plant and nearby schools. The tests finished in two hours and twelve minutes.
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Selective Service Office
No White House Holiday Observed on Friday
Washington reports a regular work day at the White House following Thanksgiving. President Roosevelt led a religious service described as song and prayer with the proclamation read aloud. The service was broadcast nationwide with hymns and invited dignitaries.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Cabinet
Army
Navy
Supreme Court
Thanksgiving Press Notice Delays Tomorrow’s Paper
The Journal-World will go to press at noon tomorrow due to Thanksgiving observance.
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Journal-World
Lawrence City Schools Reduce Christmas Vacation
Christmas vacation for Lawrence city schools is shortened to one week starting 5 p m Friday December 18 and ending 8 a m Monday December 28 the change approved at a noon board of education meeting The policy council urged the shortening to aid the war effort The schedule also aligns with University dates and includes staff changes with Bert Johnson resigning to join Hercules Powder Miss Vesta White named evening school director and Neal Wherry moves to army position
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Lawrence
Board of Education
Colonial
Ecipole
Bert Johnson
Johnson
Hercules Powder Company
Vesta White
Ralph Graber
Neal Wherry
Tose
Howard Sutherland
Clifford Dean
Sunflower Ordnance Works
University of Kansas
Haskell Institute
Demand for Licenses Strains County Hunting Services
The county clerk reports high demand for licenses with 1,700 hunting licenses issued since July 1 and most sold. A fresh order of 300 licenses arrived from the Pratt state fish and game department, while quail stamps sales overflow continues with multiple restocks. Frank E. Lutz shot an albino quail near Lone Star and this specimen was handed to Ralph Montell for mounting. Quail hunters report good luck in recent days.
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State Fish and Pame Department
Pratt
Frank E. Lutz
Lone Star
Ralph Montell
Winter wheat growth strong in Kansas as corn husking nears completion
The weekly state crop report notes winter wheat in Kansas shows excellent growth while corn husking nears 75 percent in the northeast and progresses elsewhere. Northwestern counties report five to eight inches of snow raising feed concerns, with other regions seeing lighter snow and sorghum yields sagging. Soybean yields improve as harvest winds down and spring pig marketings rise with heavier average weights.
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Topeka
Kansas
Defense Plant Corp Increases Boeing Kansas Contract
The Defense Plant Corporation authorized over 2.5 million dollars more for Boeing Aircraft Company to expand plant facilities in Kansas. The total commitment exceeds 25 million dollars. Facilities will be operated by Boeing but title stays with the Defense Plant Corporation.
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Washington
Defenselant Corporation
Boeing Aircraft Company
Seattle
Wash
Kansas
Defense Plant Corporation
Promotions Confirm Halsey to Temporary Admiral Role
The Senate confirmed Rear Admiral William F. Halsey Jr to the temporary rank of Admiral, while Rear Admiral Henry K. Hewitt was made temporary Vice Admiral. Hewitt leads American naval forces in the North African theatre.
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Washington
Senate
William F. Halsey, Jr
Solomons
Henry K. Hewitt
Hewitt
North African
Whipping cream restricted to manufacturers only
Washington reports the War Production Board prohibits dairy producers from distributing whipping cream to households retailers restaurants and other institutions to conserve fluid milk and relieve butter shortages. Cream with milk fat above 19 percent may only be sold to butter cheese and other food manufacturers.
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Washington
War Production Board
Clyde E. Beardslee
WPB
Late Registration For Gasoline Coupons This Week
Community building on Friday and Saturday hosts late registration for all car owners not yet signed up for gasoline. Volunteers from the PTA assist, requiring tire serial numbers and state vehicle registration receipts or title proofs. Hours run 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 both days, November 27 and 28, with wartime necessity coupons issued to those with DDT certificates. rationing office closes to other business.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Barn Destroyed by Lightning at Rising Farm Worden
A barn on the Rising farm in Worden burned after a lightning strike on November 21. The fire consumed 600 bushels of corn and 300 bushels of lespedera, with the barn only a few years old. Don ald Breithaupt now occupies the farm, which John Riling originally pre-empted. This was the first lightning loss on the property.
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Worden
Donald Breithaupt
John Riling
Must File by December 15 For War Ration Book No 1
Washington warns that all residents without War Ration Book No 1 must file applications with local ration boards by December 15. Book 1 becomes valid for coffee purchases at midnight November 28 and must be shown to local boards early next year for War Ration Book No 2. Motorists should endorse gas coupons now and write their car license number and state on the back of each coupon to prevent loss or theft.
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Washington
Vo Ice of Price Administration
OPA
Fuel Oil Panel Seeks Volunteers Before Deadline
The Douglas county war price and rationing board seeks clerical volunteers as the panel, led by chairman Leighton Melvin, handles flooded applications. If not enough help is found, fuel coupons may not be issued by the December 30 deadline. In a separate item, Pt Lt William N Wilson was acquitted by court martial in the Santa Ana air collision case.
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Douglas County
Santa Ana
Calif
William N. Wilson
War bonds drive civic savings drive by Lawrence Building and Loan
A Better Tomorrow message urges buying war bonds to aid victory and personal savings. The Lawrence Building and Loan Association at 80 Mass. St. promotes the program and offers contact by phone 55 for residents seeking to invest in war effort savings.
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The
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Mass
Adv
Quiet Thanksgiving Observed in Lawrence Community Events
A quiet Thanksgiving is planned in Lawrence with union services at the Friends church at 10 am led by Rev. E Allison and offerings by Rev. Herbert Brockman. Emanuel Lutheran also hosts services with Rev. Meyers delivering a sermon “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”
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Lawrence
Friends Church
E. Allison
First Methodist Church
Emanuel Lutheran Church
T. H. Astman
First Presbyterian Church
Howard Koelb
First Baptist Church
Herbert Brockman
Centenary Methodist Church
Harold Barr
O. BE. Allison
Irat Methodist Church
Lawrence Deaver
United Brethren Church
Victor G. Meyers
Cold air to sweep Kansas for Thanksgiving holiday
Topeka reports a forecast of colder weather across Kansas with a hard freeze tonight but not severe. Scattered showers expected in the east and a possible snow area extending into extreme northwestern Kansas. Yesterday’s temperatures averaged 12 to 18 degrees above normal with a high of 80 at Ellis and a low of 33 there.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Wyoming
Nebraska
Flora
Ellis
MTWTE
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