Allied armies gain on Cologne plain inony fighting
Allied forces push into German heartland along the Roer and Saar basins. First Army enters Langerwehe and Hurtgen forest as Third Army drives toward St Avold and Saarbrucken. Ninth Army battles near Julich and Duren while Seventh Army advances toward Strasbourg and Karlsruhe. Casualties and weather hinder air support but Thunderbolt missions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
First
Langerwehe
Cologne
Roer River
George 8. Patton
Third Army
St. Avold
Frenz
Germany
Duren
Rhineland
Saar Basin
Saarbrucken
Ninth Army
Roer
Julich
Barmen
Koslar
Kirchberr
U. S. Seventh Army
Strasbourg
Rhine
Karlsruhe
Ninth Air Force
Linnich
Julie
Triparath
Geilenkirchen
Venlo
Maas
Holland
Courtney Hodges
First Army
Aachen
Erman
20Th Armored
U.S. Third Army
Orscholz
Merzig
90Th
Saarlantern
Saar’ S
Meidwilling
Zweiler
Hemmersdorf
Metz
Jean Dare
Driant
95Th
Maginot Line
Coume
Eblange
Velbring
Teterchen
Saarlautern
Thunderbolt
Red Cross
Superfortresses Return From Tokyo Bangkok Raids in WWII
Washington reports both Tokyo and Bangkok raids by B-29s achieved strategic objectives with light opposition. Two bombers were lost in the Tokyo assault while the Bangkok attack damaged railroad yards and destroyed multiple enemy fighters. One crew was rescued after drifting about a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tokyo
Bangkok
Thailand
War Department
Roth
20Th Air Force
20Th Bomber Command
Bay of Bengal
India
21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Mariana Islands
Jimmy Doolittle
Pushing On South Asks For Tax Hike And Leyte Battle
U S 32nd division infan trymen push south on Leyte as Japanese resistance eases in the Ormoc corridor. Air power sinks three Japanese transports off Cebu while 82nd Airborne repels a counterattack near Limon. In Washington the social security tax hike debate resumes with Altmeyer urging a raise to 2 percent, or else future subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
U.S
Leyte Island
Ormoc
Limon
32Nd
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Cebu
Leyte
82Nd
Yamashita
Tth
Palanas
Three Hurt In Car Collision Near Work Site
Mr and Mrs Chester Stephens of 1332 Ohio and Mrs Doris Merrill of 1804 Massachusetts were injured when a car carrying them to Sunflower Ordnance Works went off the road into a ditch and struck a telephone pole around 1 am Sunday. Merrill suffered a broken nose and right leg while Stephens had a broken nose and left knee cap. Stephens also had minor cuts and bruises. All were described in satisfactory condition and expected to remain in Memorial hospital for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester R. Stephens
Ohio Street
Doris Merrill
Massachusetts Street
Memorial Hospital
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Merrill
Stephens
Aannen Dat
Workers Are Needed At Sunflower Ordnance Works
Kansas City November 27 Lt Col Donald R Hyde commander of the Sunflower Ordnance Works warned that any failure to supply the fighting forces could affect the length and outcome of the war He cited the urgent need to recruit and retain enough workers to man the powder lines at the Kansas plant to meet war production demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Kansas
Donald R. Hyde
Senate Rejects Advisory Commission on Missouri River
The Senate rejected a proposed Missouri River advisory commission as part of the $1 billion postwar flood control bill. The defeat was a win for advocates of a Missouri Valley Authority led by Senator Murray of Montana and Senator Langner of Nebraska. Stock market index shows averages around 55.2 for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Missouri River Advisory Commission
Missouri Valley Authority
Murray
D-Mont
Langér
R-Neb
Eerie
Hurley Named as Ambassador to China
Washington reports President Roosevelt nominated Gen. Patrick T. Hurley, former secretary of war under Hoover, to be American ambassador to China. Hurley has served in diplomatic roles and is in China with the president’s representative Donald Nelson who is aiding Chinese war production efforts. Clarence E. Gauss resigned as envoy to China around the time Gen. Stilwell was recalled, the President said the two events were not directly related.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patrick T. Hurley
Roosevelt
China
Hurley
Hoover
New Zealand
Donald M. Nelson
Clarence E. Gauss
Joseph W. Stilwell
Piano Recital Tonight by Miss Allie Merie Conger at Fraser
Miss Allie Merie Conger associate professor of piano at the University of Kansas will give a piano recital tonight at 8 in Fraser theater. Her program includes Haydn Sonata No VI Mozart Sonata No XVII Liszt Valse Impromptu and the first public performance of Sonatine by Carl Preyer. The note adds her training at Union University Indianapolis Conservatory of Music and studies under noted tutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Merie Conger
School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
Fraser Theater
Union University
Conger
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
Emil Liebling
Alexander Lambert
Ernest Hutcheson
Lee Fattgenni
Hter
Nelade Haydn
Mozart
Liszt
Carl Preyer
Stettinius Named To Succeed Hull
President Roosevelt nominated Undersecretary Edward R. Stettinius Jr to be secretary of state following Hull’s resignation due to ill health. Hull, a veteran diplomat, has served 12 cabinet years, and Stettinius, 37 to 43 in past roles, will assume leadership as the nation seeks postwar peace plans and world security strategies. Hull’s illness prompted the abrupt transition as Roosevelt and Senate leaders prepared confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Edward BR. Stettinius, Jr
Hull
Stettinus
Senate
Stettinius
Connally
D-Tex
Senate, Foreign Relations Committee
George
D-6a
Cordell Hull
Americana
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Hall
Labor
Frances Perkins
Interior
Harold Ickes
Gene Action
Illealth
Prisoner of War Alert For Lt Earl Jameson Aboard B 24
Roy and Mrs Roy Jameson of near Vinland received a telegram Saturday that their son Second Lt Earl D Jameson is a prisoner of war in Germany. He served as a pilot on a B 24 bomber with the Fifteenth Air Force in Italy and has been missing since September 1. A general’s letter says he took part in hazardous missions and earned a commendation over the enemy. He entered service in March 1948 and went overseas in late June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jameson
Near Vinland
Earl D. Jameson
Germany
Jameson
Fifteenth Force
Italy
Fifteenth Air Force
Vienna
Austria
TWO SENATORS DIE In Kansas leaves vacancy in legislature
Two Kansas state senators elect died within a weekend, Albert Ham of Prescott and Thale P. Skovgard of Greenleaf, prompting questions on special elections. Ham died at home of a heart attack age 68. Skovgard died in his car near Greenleaf, age 66, after a heart attack.
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Topeka
Albert Ham
Pregcott
Thale P. Skovgard
Greenleaf
Senate
Kan
Here
Skovgard
State Senate
Midland College
Washington University School of Law
Washington County
W. P. Lambertson
Shevgard
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas
Ways Aid Means
Prescott
Ham
Linn County
George W. Sutherland
Ira Jake Ham
Prescott Methodist Church
Huxman Takes Sunflower Suit Under Advisement
Topeka Kan November 27 UP Federal Judge Walter A Huxman took under advisement today two motions by defendants for a summary judgment in the Sunflower Ordnance Works informer suit The government once a party to the prosecution withdrew after U S attorneys said no evidence of fraud had been found Also a separate note reports A W Shoberg Lawrence route 2 was slightly injured when he fell with an open knife jack causing abdomen injury at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Hill City Physician Dies at 66 Dr J A Bundy of Hill City died after a long tenure in the community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Sunflower Ordnance Works
William V. Ryan
United States
A. W. Shoberg
Route
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rockets powerchanging war described by Sunflower official
John Min of Sunflower Ordnance Works outlined rocket propulsion and mobile launch advantages at a Rotary Club meeting. He noted rockets now match naval gunfire on aircraft and landing barges, with production needing 1000 more workers and plant scope rumored as the largest in America. He contrasted U S rockets with German designs and hinted at limited Soviet use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Min
Sunflower Ordnance Works
U. S
Rotary Club
Eldridge Hotel
Martin
Harry Chase
Hercules
Kansas University
America
England
Sunflower
Japan
Moscow pushes toward the Danube amid Hatvan advances
Russian armored units from Hatvan moved toward the Danube north of Budapest as a Red formation seized foothold on Calpepel island downstream from the capital. Hatvan fell after a 10 day struggle. Marshall Malinovsky used the Second Ukrainian array to force double sided attacks to encircle Budapest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Hatvan
Danube
Budapest
Caepel
Marshall Malinovsky
Civilian gas supply cut 64 percent amid war demand
Federal figures show civilian gasoline stocks dropping sharply as military needs surged. In 1944 civilian stocks fell from 67.3 million barrels to 39.5 million. District 2, including Kansas and Oklahoma, led refineries with 468,000 barrels daily output and 16.7 million barrels on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Oy Wilien
Icries
Petroleum Atatatstration der Fasilitaryasoline Demain Averaga
Davies
Middle West
Kansas
Oklahoma
Seals Open Drive For Tuberculosis Work In Douglas County
The annual Christmas seal sale by the Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association opened. Treasurer O J Lane reports 2843.35 spent from last year's 32868.00, with monthly clinic costs at Lawrence Memorial Hospital totaling 1548.89 for the year. A $3500.00 goal is set for this year as the drive expands with 2572 letters mailed to supporters. Cpl Herbert Barker, with an A P O address, sent funds to purchase 200 seals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Lane
Douglas County
Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lane
Harold Skinner
Cpl
Herbert Barker
A.P.O
Coldest Kansas night brings frost and light snow
Topeka reports the coldest night of the season with a frost shadow as snow flurries hit northwest and north central Kansas. Temperatures today and tomorrow are forecast to range from 32 to 45 with lows 20 to 25. Snow totals include Phillipsburg two inches and Dodge City trace to one inch. Weather official Flora notes clear skies later this afternoon and wheat-friendly snow in western Kansas. local readings: Topeka 0.5, Wamego 0.72, Concordia 0.75, Wichita trace, Dodge City 0.7, Stockton 1.08, Phillipsburg 0.87, Goodland 0.11, Kansas City 0.07, St. Joseph 0.28.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weatherman &. D. Flora
Northwest
Phillips Hure
Eyville
Wamego
Concordia
Wichita A Trace
Dodge City
Stockton
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Flora Sal
Hitler alive and ailing says Swedish Berlin report
A Swedish source claims Adolf Hitler is not dead or in Japan but a worn out man suffering from a grave illness kept secret. The informant from Berlin says doctors ordered calm and rest for him. Goering is deposed as deputy, Himmler lacks elimination but leads the council of elders and the air ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jbandan
Viex Dem Ti Enee Ishneiper Sydsvensar Bladet
Malmo
Adjelf Hitler
Japan
Berlin
Hitler
Herman Goering
Himmler
Ring
Council of Eters
Air
Approval Granted for Stop and Go Traffic Light
The state highway commission approved installation of a traffic light at Nineteenth and Massachusetts streets after city officials pressed for the measure. Initial rejection gave way to approval following Commissioner Harold Snider’s insistence. Petitions circulated in South Lawrence drew 745 signatures. The city council and state agency will determine equipment and compliance with federal highway rules. A traffic officer currently guides pedestrians, especially Cordley school students, amid heavy traffic and a busy business district.
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Nineteenth
Massachusetts
State Highway Commission
Harold Snider
South Lawrence
Snider
Cordley School
Massachusetts Street
Lecture by Dr Jacques Barzum at Fraser Chapel
Dr Jacques Barzum history professor at Columbia University will address the College faculty at Fraser chapel tomorrow at 4 pm on What Post-War Liberal Arts Curricula Should Consist Of. He joined Columbia in 1927 after study there and was born in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Barzum
Columbia University
University of Kansas
Fraser Chapel
Barzum
Paris
United States
Marx
Wagner
Stringfellow Barr
St. John’s College
W.B. Denham
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Elbel Improves After Tragic Train Jump Incident
Bob Elbel, severely injured when he jumped from a slow moving train at Peabody, is up and around in Hutchinson Naval Air Base hospital. He will move to Norman Oklahoma naval hospital for a ten day stay. His mother Mrs E R Elbel and sisters Joann and Jane visited, as did V-12 trainer Stan Stockton and Bob Ellsworth from Kansas University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Elbel
Peabody
Hutchinson Naval Air Base
Elbel
University of Kansas
Naeval Hospital
Norman
Okla
E. R. Elbel
Joann
Jane
Mississippi Street
Stan Stockton
Bob Ellsworth
K. U
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George S. Patton
Seventh Army
Saares
Congress
A. J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
House
Ways and Means
Altmeyer
Representative Knutson
Rminn
Coughton
D-N.c
Board
Doughton
S.O.W
Col
K. C
MVA
Gauss
Allie Merle Conger
Fraser
Hochih
Chungking
Liuchow
Kwingsirovince
Kweichow Province
State Department
United States Steel Corporation
Sumner Welles
Pomfret School
Connecticut
University of Virginia
Virginia
Gordon Wallace
Department
Argentina
Mrs. Roy Jameson
Vinland Get
Huxman
Hill City
J. A. Bundy
Waterloo
Tarawa
Russia
Soviet Union
U. S. Navy
Budapes
Fuehrer
These Fuels Administration
Meeechusetts Street
Dr. Barzum
Bam
Wien
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