Tobruk Garrison Relieved by Joined Forces in Libya
Cairo dispatch reports the Tobruk siege ending as New Zealand troops with British tanks join the Tobruk defenders at Ed Duda. The battle centers on Rezegh with heavy tank and infantry clashes spreading toward the Egyptian frontier as Axis supply movements are bombed.
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New Zealand
Tobruk
Rezegh
Egypt
Rezerh
Bir Bir el- Hamed
Ed Duda
Gulf of
Sirte
Axis
Tripolitania
Libya
Cirenaica
London
Empire
Erwin Rommel
Mediterranean
Fifty More Historical Markers Planned for Kansas Highways
Gov. Payne Ratner announced next year’s expansion of the historical marker program on Kansas highways. He said the project begun this year has proven very worthwhile and will add fifty more signs across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Payne Ratner
Nazi Army Claims Heavy Red Losses Near Rostov and Moscow
German high command reports heavy Red Army losses near Rostov-on-Don and advances toward Moscow. Pravda acknowledges German gains while saying Soviets halted frontal attacks on Moscow and tested defense anchors. Soviet communique notes intense fighting in Volokolamsk and Stalinogorsk sectors with lines tightening around the capital.
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Rostov
Russia
Red Army
Rostov-on-Don
Leningrad
Pravda
Communist Party
Moscow
Red Capital
Hitler
Volokolamsk
Stalinogorsk
Tula
Sometschnogorski
Treasury Chief Rules Out Immediate Tax Hikes
Secretary Morgenthau stated the treasury seeks no change in current income taxes for individuals or corporations this year. He noted proposals for next year remain tentative and declined to discuss specifics or respond to Eccles ideas on who should pay more. He urged alignment with broader fiscal aims and compared progress to a coordinated rowing effort.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Congress
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
New York
Roundtable on The Problems of the Small Business Man
A KFKU roundtable on The Problems of the Small Business Man featured Dr. Joseph Taggart professor L. L Waters and Brewer Merriam discussing defense program effects on small retailers and producers. The panel noted subletting contracts by large producers to small firms is rising while commerce department aid grows with defense effort.
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KFKU
Joseph Taggart
Department of Commence
L. L. Waters
Brewer Merriam
Department of Commerce
Taggart
More and Bigger Checks For Kansas Workers New
Topeka reports that Kansas payrolls and employment rose beyond any year in over a decade with an October index of 110.9 for payrolls and 110.8 for employment, using April 1930 as 100. Defense industries lead gains, but risks of layoffs loom as priorities tighten. On October 1, 200 workers were out of work due to material shortages, and effects of priorities controls are beginning to be felt in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
State ‘Labor Department
Labor Department
Churchill Wins a Vote in House of Commons
London November 27 The house of commons backed the Churchill government by a large margin 326 to 2 after an independent Labour four man group failed to force an amendment to the throne speech reply.
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London
House of Commons
Churchill
Laborarty
House
New Fight Ahead Over Price Control Bill In House
Washington reports the administration backed price control bill faces new hurdles as House groups seek recommitment for more study and possible revision. A Friday vote may decide on a buy sell clause while farm block opposition grows to licensing dealers and wage controls.
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Washington
House
McCormack
Dmass
On Way to Tucson
Missouri Tigers pause postseason scrimmage as Kansas State heads to Tucson for Arizona homecoming. Wildcats near full strength aside from John Hancock and Dick Peters. Oklahoma Nebraska clash for second in Big Six. Sooners hampered by hip injury to Orv Mathews and renewed Husker vigor after 14–13 win. Towa State and Marquette to meet in aerial showdown amid late season. Kansas Missouri season cap follows 45–6 rout at Lawrence.
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Missouri Tigers
Kansas State
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Wildcats
John Hancock
Dick Peters
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Lincoln
Sooners
Huskers
Orv Mathews
Biff Jones
Towa
Towa State
Marquette
Lawrence
Kansas
Missouri
Exposure blamed in death of Kansas City woman
Horton November 27 coroner's jury cites exposure and freezing as cause in the death of Mrs. Leonard Ross 25 Kansas City Kansas found in a ditch off Horton Drive. Coroner Paul Conrad reports no poison evidence after examination of the body found Monday night.
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Horton
Leonard Ross
Kansas City
Kan
Horton Road
Paul Conrad
Brown County
Passenger Killed in Cham dered Wreck Near Hortense
One passenger died and about 12 were injured when the Atlantic Coast Line's New York to Miami Champion derailed near Hortense Georgia. Seven cars overturned in the early morning wreck.
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Hortense
Atlantic Coast Line
South Georgia
Peace or War in the Pacific Hinges on Japan’s Response
The United States demands Japan accept basic principles to secure Far East peace, including withdrawal of troops from China and Indo-China. Hull presented the restatement to Nomura and Kurusu, with Britain China the Netherlands and Australia informed. Japan’s acceptance could restart talks. rejection risks widening war. Kurusu may return to Tokyo to report on discussions as U S aid to China continues.
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Japan
United States
Far East
Tokyo
Greater East Asia
Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
China
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Netherlands
Australia
Asia
Pacific
British Empire
South Pacific
Nomura
Kurusu
Experts predict record Christmas shopping season
Washington reports that commerce department experts forecast a bumper Christmas retail period totaling about 6 billion dollars, roughly 1 billion more than last year. Strong stocks and defense-driven purchasing power boost sentiment, though silk stockings will be scarce and wartime priorities limit certain goods.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Minsters Conference Led by Norman Vincent Peale At KU
Lee Gemmell reports 150 advance reservations for the University of Kansas ministers conference next Tuesday as Religious Emphasis week runs three days. Peale speaks at the all university convocation at 10 a.m. and again at the Memorial Union after noon.
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Lee Gemmell
University of Kansas
State of
Kansas
Missouri
Kiowa
Norman Vincent Peale
Eee Pvork
City
Ake
Sven “Tork
Lawrence
Kansas Zoo
Union Building
James Chubb
Baker University
Harry O’kane
University Y.M.C.A
Joseph King
Plymouth Congregational Church
Allen proposes a national czar to oversee college athletics
Kansas coach Forrest C. Phog Allen urged a national czar to regulate college football and basketball at a banquet in Cape Girardeau Missouri. He argued subsidies should be public and controlled by one authority with conference pricing and separate leagues for big and small pockets. Allen warned intercollegiate football’s life span could be shortened further by gambling.
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Cape Girardeau
K. M. Landis
Forrest C
Phog) Allen
University of Kansas
Allen
Mrs F J Ledoux Dies In Holton After Long Illness
Mrs F J Ledoux wife of a former Masonic official in Holton died at her home after a long illness. She once directed work and served as secretary for the Scottish Rite bodies here before moving to Holton to manage a theater.
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F. J. Ledoux
Holton
Ir. Ledoux
Santa to visit Lawrence for parade and toy wish list
Santa Claus sends a telegram promising a visit on Friday December 5 to learn what children want in their stockings. A parade with ten bands is planned for 2 30 pm and schools with perfect attendance will win prizes. Riders on horseback are invited and WREN will broadcast Santa's message at 5 15 pm.
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Santa Claus
Lawrence
C. B. Russell
Anta
Theodore Charlton
W. B. Dalton
Ralph Achning
Santa
Wren
Roosevelt to Meet Japanese Envoys on Pacific Tensions
President Roosevelt Secretary Hull and Japanese envoys will convene this afternoon in Washington to confront the Pacific peace or war issue. The White House aims to advance the basic American proposal provided to Ambassador No mura and envoy Kurusu, with no details released.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Pacific
White House
State Department
Japan
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Cub Pack 55 Holds Monthly Meeting at Pinckney School
Cub Pack 55 met Monday night at Pinckney School with parents and friends in attendance. Dens presented Thanksgiving skits. Wolf rank awarded to Chapin D Clark Jimmy Endacott Edmund Learned and Kenneth Stevenson. Bear rank earned by Dale Kempter. Mrs James Endacott named new Den Mother Den No 5 succeeding Mrs Raymond Crow who moves to Seattle. Robert E Learned elected Cub Master succeeding Raymond Crow. Bartyrane cubs answered the roll call.
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Pinckney School
Chapin D. Clark
Jimmy Endacott
Edmund Learned
Kenneth Stevenson
Dale Kempter
James Endacott
Raymond Crow
Seattle
Wash
Chris Williams
James Moore
Robert E. Learned
Bartyrane Cubs
Boys Held in Slaying In Cumberland Hotel Run
Cumberland Kentucky patrolman reports two 16 year olds held for Virginia authorities in the slaying of Ward Loveless a 51 year old Washington attorney. The youths Paul Bernard Hoback from Bluefield West Virginia and Tommie Peters from Norfolk Virginia were arrested at a hotel in Appalachia Virginia and brought to Cumberland jail. Police say the pair admitted robbing and beating Loveless and that some shots were fired during a scuffle.
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Cumberland
Cumberland City
Jimmy Johnson
Virginia
Ward Loveless
Washington
Johnson
Paul Bernard Hoback
Bluefield
W. Va
Tommie Peters
Norfolk
Appalachia
Loreles
Capitol
Emporia State selects co captains for 1942 football team
Bernard Taylor of Colby and Curtis Fischer of Leroy were elected co captains at a squad meeting in Emporia Kansas. Taylor, No 5 back in the Hornet backfield this season, was among the team's leading scorers and Fischer was a regular at end. Both will be juniors next fall.
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Emporia
Kan
Bernard Taylor
Colby
Curtis Fischer
Leroy
Emporia State College
Taylor
Hornet
Fischer
Japanese Withhold Comment on No mura Kurusu Proposals
Tokyo reports show the Japanese government gave no editorial comment on Secretary of State Alls proposals presented yesterday to Admiral Kichisaburo No mura and envoy Saburo Kurusu. The coverage emphasizes prominence but silence on reaction.
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Tokyo
Secretary of State
All
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Long Underwear Returns in Streamlined 1941 Fashion
New York reports a revival of long underwear in a two piece streamlined wool style weighing about a pound and a half with 50 percent more wool. Manufacturers show a 150 percent rise in 1941 demand versus two years earlier and civilian purchases up 20 percent from October. Prices range 68 cents to 15 dollars per suit, with one store at 29.50. Rural buyers lead the boom as city men resist ankle-length designs. One man notes his wife wears them.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Kansas Keeps Separate Thanksgiving Traditions Amid Statewide Observance
On November 27 Topeka marked the last Kansas observance of Thanksgiving on the traditional last Thursday. Gov. Payne Ratner upheld the prior state practice as many towns and schools closed for the holiday. In Kansas City Kansas Mayor Don McCombs proclaimed both last Thursday and today as days of Thanksgiving to align with Missouri. Some border states and federal programs followed President Roosevelt’s latest guidance. Turkey prices rose modestly while football schedules shifted with the holiday. Oklahoma and Missouri joined Nebraska in observing Thanksgiving, while Junction City held its second feast in two weeks.
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Topeka
Kansas
Payne Ratner
Kansas City
Kan
Don McCombs
Missouri
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colorado
Turkey
Junction City
Oklahoma A. and
Wichita University
Parsons Junior College
Fort Scott
Weather Made to Order For Thanksgiving Day
Topeka reports pleasant Thanksgiving weather with Indian summer conditions. Federal Meteorologist S D Flora notes sun shine light winds and mild temperatures with highs around 64 to 68 F today and tomorrow and lows near 30 to 36 F regionally.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Ellis
Dodge Guy
Goodland
Flora
Pvt Albert Woas to broadcast Madison Square Garden games
Pvt Albert O Woas Jr 30 of St Louis Miss using alias Bob Nash in radio work will leave the 85th Division to broadcast Madison Square Garden basketball games in New York City early in December. He sought discharge after legislation allowed men over 28 to leave service and faced a long delay before release. Brig Gen Lewis M Means intervened and Woas was told he could take the broadcasting job and travel to New York late this week.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
Albert O. Woas, Jr
St. Louis
Bob Nash
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Woas
WABC
New York
140Th Infantry
Lewis M. Means
Thrifty Habit Reading Classifieds Daily
A daily routine of scanning the classified page for bargains and notices appears, highlighting thrift and careful attention to listings. The habit reflects a conscious effort to maximize value from available ads and opportunities.
Thanksgiving services held in Lawrence across churches
Observation of Thanksgiving in Lawrence began with services at Trinity Lutheran and Trinity Episcopal churches. Harry O Kane of KU Y M C A spoke on Faith in a Time of Perplexity, urging gratitude for life and for Christian potential while noting global disillusionments and ongoing movements. The Ministerial Alliance sponsored the gathering.
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Lawrence
Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Harry O’kane
University of Kansas Y.M.C.A
O’kane
Haskell Institute Presents Nativity With Two Christmas Shows
Supt. G Warren Spaulding schedules two December 21 performances of The Nativity at Haskell Institute to accommodate crowds. Indian students perform at 3 p.m. and the general public at 7 30 p.m. Mrs Margaret Speelman directs a pageant noted for color costumes and music.
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Haskell Institute
G. Warren Spaulding
Haskell
Margaret Speelman
Weh
Lindbergh Gettysburg address shown in British Thanksgiving observance
British forces mark Thanksgiving with American technicians in London. The report notes a screening described as Lindberghs Gettysburg address as part of the celebration.
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Lincoln
London
Lindbergh
Kansans with conscientious objections to report to work camps
Thirty three Kansans with conscientious objections to military service will report to work camps December 9 under orders from state draft headquarters. They will be sent to camps in Colorado Springs and Henry, Illinois.
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C.C
Topeka
Colorado Springs
Henry, III
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First Baptist Church
H. C. Brockman
Centenary Methodist Church
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George Washington
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Robert Price
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Theodore Astman
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