Montgomery’s Eighth Army Drives Across Sangro in Winter Line Break
Allied dispatch from Algiers reports Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery’s Eighth Army breaching the Sangro river in Italy, establishing a 9,000 yard by 2,000 yard bridgehead on the Adriatic front. The advance, amid rain and mud, marks a notable penetration toward Rome with German forces counterattacking along a broad front and Allied air forces supporting with strikes on gun positions and supply points.
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Allied
Algiers
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Sangro
Adolf Hitler
65Th
Eighth Army
Montgomery
Sangre River
Adriatic
Eigth
Sangre
Rome
Pescara
Chieti
Abruzzi
Apennines
Castel di Sangro
Alfedena
Fifth Army
Lower
R.A.F. Baltimores
Lanciano
S. Fossacessia
Marines on Betio drive Japanese from Betio airfield
In a four day battle, American forces capture Betio on Tarawa Atoll and eliminate most defenders. Maj. Gen. Julian C. Smith’s second Marine division secures the island while rear-area fighting continues on Makin and Abemama.
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Pearl Harbor
Gilbert Islands
Betio
Julian C. Smith
Makin
Abemama
Tarawa
Navy
Truk
Dypans
Chester W. Nimitz
Inti
Nimitz
Mosquito Bombers Return To Berlin For Third Night
London reports RAF Mosquito bombers raid Berlin again last night. One Mosquito failed to return as smoke and fires from previous raids linger over the city. Other Allied aircraft continued daylight operations toward the continent with possible medium bombers and fighter escort.
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Berlin
London
Swift R.A.F
Britain
War Casualties and Battles From Italy and Pacific Fronts
Washington reports American Fifth Army casualties in Italy from September 9 through now total 10 659 with 1613 killed 6361 wounded and 2685 missing British losses slightly lower Foul weather limits theater operations in Italy Stimson notes gains in Gilbert Islands with hope of breaches in Japanese defenses He says long road to Tokyo and cites rising ship production naval escorts and fewer submarines Since Nov 1 Japan lost about 74 ocean going ships 553 planes while the US lost one destroyer transport and 91 planes He predicts a likely Soviet winter offensive despite German counterattacks near Kiev and notes Soviet fighting in snow and cold.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kiev
Ukraine
Brusilov
Chernyakhov
Berlin
London
Fritz von Mannstein
Gomel
White Russia
Dnieper
von Mannstein
Nikolai Vatutin
Washington
Fifth Army
Italy
Stimson
Gilbert Islands
Pacific
Tokyo
Chinese Claim Big Victory at Changteh in Japanese Offensive
Chinese high command reported that more than 6 000 Japanese were wiped out in battle for Changteh as Japan presses its offensive toward China’s ricebowl. The morning column notes fast results in the Lost and Found section with quick responses by phone.
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Chungking
Changteh
FBI HUNTS WILD PAIR
The FBI launched a nationwide hunt for brothers Throneberry O. B. 28 and Randel 26 after a spree of crimes including a sheriff grabbing and a murder in Hayden Colorado on August 8 1948. They were captured near Saratoga Wyoming and later escaped after seizing a sheriff’s gear. Both brothers have long criminal records dating to 1934 with arrests in Texas Missouri Arkansas and other western states.
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Washington
FBI
West
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Throneberry
O. B
Randel
Hoover
Hayden
Colo
Saratoga
Wyo
Steamboat Springs
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Governor Schoeppel Missing During Quail Hunt
Governor Andrew Schoeppel remained unlocated in an eastern Kansas quail hunting area as Thanksgiving plans unfolded at the executive mansion Mrs Schoeppel planned to dine with friends and later help Gray Ladies at Winter General hospital in Topeka
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Topeka
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas
Executive Mansion
US Navy Ships Fight Jap Destroyers Near Rabaul
Allied warships engaged Japanese destroyers in a two hour running battle within 90 miles of Rabaul. Four Nipponese ships were sunk and one damaged, with no American losses, as Adm. Halsey reported. The action occurred near Bougainville in the Solomons.
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Rabaul
Southwest Pacific
Allied Headquarters
America
United States
St. George’ S Channel
New Britain
New Ireland
Adm
William F. Halsey
Buka
Bougainville
Solomons
Japan
Gilberts
New Guinea
Uke
Choiseul
Shortlands
Arleight
Burke
Washington, D.C
Douglas MacArthur
Empress Augusta Bay
Halsey
MacArthur
Dual Train Wreck Near Youngstown Kills Two
A Baltimore and Ohio Ambassador passenger train rear collided with a wrecked Pennsylvania freight near Newton Falls and killed two crew members, possibly a third, and injured nearly 50. Authorities froze the scene as rescuers treated dozens at Warren hospitals and on site.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania
Newton Falls
Detroit
Washington
Guy McGowan
Cleveland
Louis Fleisgarten
Corp
al Bennett
Bay City
Mich
Warren
Patton Discipline Falls Under Eisenhower, Stimson Says
The responsibility for disciplining Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton Jr after striking an enlisted man was placed on General Dwight D. Eisenhower by Secretary of War Stimson. The report comes from Washington dated November 25.
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Eisenhower
Washington
George S. Patton, Jr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stimson
Nazis pressed as partisans stall in Balkans
Partisan forces in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia halt German advances as reinforcements rush to renew efforts to break through.
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London
Serbia
Bosnia
Croatia
Thanksgiving 1948 In War Effort Warmth Across Fronts
Prayers and thanks mingle as Americans mark Thanksgiving amid ongoing military operations abroad. Millions gather in homes and churches while servicemen and workers at posts, on battlefields, and on production lines share in turkey dinners or hurried meals.
Mediterranean raid hits Toulon and Sofia in daylight
Allied heavy bombers from the Mediterranean struck the French naval base at Toulon and Sofia in daylight raids yesterday. Flying Fortresses and Liberators targeted submarines docks and railways with anti-aircraft fire and fighters engaging. First Lt. Drake Bingham reported extensive damage to submarines and ships in Toulon harbor as explosions lit the scene.
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Mediterranean
Toulon
Sofia
Europe
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Antheor
Cannes
Berlin
Associated Press
Federal
Communications Commission
Dobri Bozhilov
Bulgaria
R.A.F. Wellingtons
Turin
Drake Bingham
Alva
Okla
Wichita
Kan
Fort Riley Centaurs meet Kansas Jayhawks on Thanksgiving day
The Fort Riley Centaurs, army midwest champions, faced Kansas in Junction City on Thanksgiving. KU coach Henry Shenk returned to the area after a decade with the local high school. Centaurs boast five wins and a 7-6 upset over Missouri, while KU had four wins, four losses and one tie.
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Junction City
Kan
Fort Riley
Centaurs
Midwest
Navy
University of Kansas
Junction City Chamber, of Commerce
Henry Shenk
Kansas
Great Lakes
Iowa Seahawks
Camp Grant
Warriors
Fran Welch
Missouri
K.U. Jayhawks
Four New Trustees Named to College of Emporia Board
President Dr. A Hirschler announced four new trustees for the College of Emporia. They are Hall L Hibbard of Angeles Calif vice president and chief engineer of Lockheed who once lived in Fredonia Kan and is an A C of E graduate. D D Bovaird a graduate now at Tulsa. Roy Preston of Wichita. and the Rev Arthur P Barrett a graduate now at Spearville Kan.
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C of E
Empzria
Kan
A. Hirschler
College of Emporia Board of Trustees
Hall L. Hibbard
Angeles
Calif
Lockheed Company
Fredonia
A.C. of E
D. D. Bovaird
Tulsa
Okla
Roy Preston
Wichita
Arthur P. Barrett
Spearville
Belts and girdles tested by Thanksgiving menus
Thanksgiving day in town featured turkey and other birds as households adjusted belts and girdles for large meals. Ads offered turkey dinners from 60 cents to 1.50 while weather stayed chilly and many offices closed. Reports noted a high school party incident and jail counts as residents prepared for holiday meals and a Trinity Episcopal service at 10.00.
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Hitler Dad
Little Willie
Wilma
Rody Skinner
Ministerial Alliance
Trinity Episcopal Church
Herbert C. Brockman
Centenary Methodist Church
Peruvian General Joses Vasquez Benavides Visits Fort Riley Field
Gen Jose Vasquez Benavides head of Lima's military academy observed a basic officers class at Fort Riley cavalry school. He donned a helmet and jumped into a foxhole as enemy tanks moved near student officers during a live demonstration. Brig Gen Rufus S. Ramey hosted the Peruvian visitor.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Jose Vasquez Benavides
Peru
U.S. Army’s Cavalry School
Vasquez
Rufus S. Ramey
Lima
Scarce Thanksgiving Grid Irons Up for Texas A and M Title
Big time football is scarce on Thanksgiving day with focus on Texas University and Texas A and M as they contest the conference crown and a Cotton Bowl bid. Tulsa potential bid hinges on Tulsa game, while Penn and Cornell prepare for an Ivy league chase and a final look at Bob Odell as wartime arrangements affect lineups.
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New York
Turkey
Southwest
Texas University
Texas A. & M
Aggies
North Texas A. & M
Longhorns
Southwestern
Texas
Quakers
Winter Weather Moves Into Kansas Thanksgiving Plans
Rain and snow flurries spread from the northwest into Kansas. Light precipitation dotting Concordia Phillipsburg Goodland totals .06 .08 .16 inches as a light freeze to around 30 degrees loomed tonight. Temperatures stayed above freezing in most areas with Wichita at 48 and Phillipsburg at 30. Rollerdrome hours listed for Thanksgiving Day.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Texas Panhandle
Concordia
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Wichita
Three Farm Meetings Planned in Douglas County December
County Agent Deal Six announced that December meetings will serve farmers in Douglas County under Farm Bureau sponsorship. John O. Miller will speak in Lawrence December 2 on garden and vegetable insect control. A December 3 Implements Repair meeting at the Community building features tractor repair demos and dealer representatives.
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Deal Six
Douglas County
Farm Bureau
John O. Miller
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Lawrence
Victores
Charles White
Green Bros. Kraft-Starr
van Hoesen
Walter Neider
W. G. Amstein
Kansas State
Bryan Orchard
No. 6 School House
Baker Orchard
Baldwin
Dairy Husbandry Improvement Association
Chamber of Commerce
Berlin Fire Aftermath Describes Destruction Across City
Eyewitness accounts from Berlin report two nights of RAF air raids flattening vast areas of the city including landmarks. Firefighters and POWs helped battle the flames as water mains failed and rain aided efforts.
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Stockholm
Berlin
R.A.F
Oranienburg
Lawyer is arraigned for draft act violation in Kansas City
Leavenworth Nov 25 United States Commissioner Malcolm McNaughton arraigned Kansas City Kansas attorney Jackson K Hurd on a selective service act violation charge. He waived preliminary hearing and was held for grand jury action in Kansas City. Bond set at 5600 dollars and not posted. He was returned to Kansas City by United States marshals.
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Leavenworth
UPR
Jackson K. Hurd
Kansas City
Kan
United States
Malcolm McNaughton
Graud
Hurd
Johnson County
Ohio family slain at Fayette county farm home
Elmer McCoy 59, a Fayette county hog breeder, his wife 64, and daughter Mildred 22 were found slain at their farm near Washington Court House. Elmer lay by a barn door, Mrs McCoy inside a screened porch, Mildred on the ground between her car and the farmhouse gate.
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Washington Court House
Fayette County
Elmer 3-Coy
Weather Update for Kansas Cloudy With Snow Flurries
Kansas experiences cloudy skies with light rain mixing with snow flurries in the north and extreme west. Cooler conditions spread from the northwest. tonight cloudy with snow flurries in the northeast. Friday stays partly cloudy and cooler across eastern and south central areas. Yesterday’s high was 43 and low 27.
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Kansas
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