Greeks Drive Into Albania Reported With British Air Support
Greek forces push along all fronts in Albania with Italian resistance weak on the southern front and British planes aiding Greek ground troops. At Pogradetz, Greek troops crushed fortified Italian positions as 400 Italians were captured nearby and a Greek leader killed an Italian officer during a night assault.
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Athens
Albania
Pogradetz
Koritza
Ohhrid
Cerava
Plymouth Is Bombed by German Air Raid
Plymouth the southwest port and naval base endured a heavy overnight bombing. German DNB news agency reported extensive damage to warehouses in the Labor district and to the Great Western Railway line. Daylight reconnaissance suggested rail links to London were broken and fires and explosions followed strikes on London and other targets.
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Berlin
Plymouth
England
DNB
London
Naval
Labor
Great Western Railway
High Command
Avonmouth
Grimsby
Great Driffield
Burntisland
Thes Furth of Forth
Germany
Hird
Britain
Devonport
Driffield
Dover
Charinel Harbor
Henish
Report Vacant Houses in Kansas Show 6.2 Percent
Kansas had 34 127 vacant dwellings last April 1 or 6.2 percent of all 546 217 in the state. The census bureau based its findings on local supervisors in the 1940 enumeration. Vacant means for sale or rent seasonal dwellings or homes used elsewhere.
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Washington
Kansas
Census Bureau
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Britain Seeks U S Aid to Sustain War Effort
Britain admits need for American help to win the war, stressing continued munitions and materials lobbies while mobilizing domestic manpower. Lord Lothian and Ernest Bevin signal expanded Anglo American cooperation as a second arsenal concept takes hold in Parliament and in Washington.
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Ner
Britain
Washington
Lord Lothian
Ernest Bevin
United Kingdom
Empire
United States
Red Cross membership mix improves slightly in Douglas County
Incomplete reports show a small year over year rise in Douglas County Red Cross membership with unit by unit returns better than last year. Rev. Harold G. Barr calls the tally satisfactory as the county canvass continues under Harold Fisher while nurses and sewing rooms needs persist.
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Douglas County Red Cross
Harold G. Barr
Red Cross
Harold Fisher
Baldwin
Ebright
Edwin Wood
Issacs
Aes Grant
Acations
James V. Blue
Lawrence
Kansas University
Haskell Cere —Esercenenene
Toack Ersoni
Eernseceereecee
Lawrence Totel
Baldwin Wenereeree
County Ue I
Tree seed harvest under way in Kansas shelterbelt program
Kansas forest service reports seed harvesting from shelterbelt trees since 1935 with about 95 tons collected last year. Honey locust Russian olive catalpa and Russian mulberry are key seed species Tamarix cuttings are also taken. Lawrence National Guard recruits to fill Company H and M to 123 men each. mobilization planned December 23 with ten days at home station then training at Camp Robinson Arkansas starting January 2.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Forest Service
T. Russell Reitz
Lawrence National Guard
Bonner Springs
Tonganoxie
McLouth
Baldwin
Lawrence
Camp
Robinson, Ark
Camp Robinson
Student Wins Swift Essay Prize at Kansas State
Manhattan Kan Nov 28 Oscar W Norby Pratt junior in agricultural administration has won a 50 cash prize in the Swift essay contest Essays on meat marketing processing and distribution were submitted by 75 Kansas State college students Norby son of Mr and Mrs C M Norby will use the money to cover travel to the International Livestock Show in Chicago from Nov 30 to Dec 7
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Manhattan
Kan
Oscar ‘W. Norby
Pratt
Swift
Kansas State College
Norby
C. M. Norby
Chicago
Glad to Pay His Taxes Note From Pendleton
Melvin S. Pendleton sent a 75.87 dollar tax payment to Salt Lake County treasurer and added a note praising living in the United States and thanking the Lord for not paying taxes in Europe.
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Salt Lake City
Melvin S. Pendleton
Salt Lake
United States of America
Europe
British Forces Scatter Nazi Formations In New Air War
British Spitfire fighters and anti aircraft fire broke up daylight formations of German bombers and fighters after another night of bombing. London endured raids with casualties reported as few, while Cologne Le Havre Boulogne Antwerp and Plymouth areas were attacked. The Savoy and Carlton hotels in London suffered damage with guests and staff injured but minimal fatalities. A crippled German plane diverted toward the sea.
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London
Britain
Exchange Telegraph
Plymouth
Scotland
Cologne
le Havre
Boulogne
France
Antwerp
Belgium
Dover
Croydon
Air and Home Security Ministries
Savoy
Carlton
Savoy Chapel
Public employment service places 4189 Kansas workers in private jobs
The social security board reports Kansas agencies placed 4189 workers in private jobs in September, up 29.7 percent from August, with national private placements reaching 305000. Supplemental agricultural placements set a record at 278000, while unemployment insurance benefits fell nationwide and in Kansas.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Public Employment Service
Kansas
Defense
Killing near Rainbow Find shocks Winfield family
County officers hunted a clue in the Rainbow Find area after Mrs. Carl Donahue was killed and her husband critically wounded in their home. Edgar Donahue, seven, found his mother dead on a bed and his father wounded in the head when he returned from school.
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Winfield
Kan
Carl Donahue
Rainbow Find
Edgar Donahue
Thanksgiving Observance Noted by Journal-World Staff
The Journal-World went to press at noon today to enable employees to observe Thanksgiving.
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Journal-World
President of Finland resigns over ill health
Finland's 67 year old President Kyosti Kallio resigns due to ongoing poor health after a heart attack on August 29. Premier Risto Ryti has been acting president since then. A false death report by DNB in September was denied in Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Finland
Kyosti
Riverside school expels four students over flag disrespect
Four Riverside pupils north of Lawrence are expelled after Attorney Jay S. Parker's ruling. Harold Fisher says the students enrolled in a private Shawnee county school but doubt remains that the school will stay open due to the teacher lacking a certificate. Fisher notes a similar issue last year but action was deferred.
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Riverside School
Lawrence
Harold Fisher
Jay S. Parker
Fisher
Shawnee County
Riverside
Seaton Attacks Burke Over Absentee Ballot Case
Topeka publisher Fay N. Seaton charges in a statement that William H. Burke seeks to remove absentee ballots and disfranchise Kansans absent on election day. Seaton accuses Burke and Democrats of destroying ballot secrecy and smearing those who counted absentee ballots.
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Topeka
Kan
Fay N. Seaton
Manhattan
Republican
Supreme Court
William H. Burke
Kansas
Burke
Payne Ratner
Seaton
Democrat
Hutson Jr Takes Over Boulderado Hotel Management
W G Hutson Jr son of regional Hutson hotel owner has taken ownership and management of the 100 room Boulderado hotel this month. He previously managed the Broadview in Wichita and the Eldridge here, continuing the family hotel leadership.
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W. G. Hutson, Jr
Hutson
Boulderdo
Broadview
Wichita
Eldridge
Topeka Draft Evader Reconsiders Signing
Lee Marvin Scott, 34, jailed in Topeka on a federal draft evasion charge, had refused to register claiming he would not comply. After a talk with U S attorney Homer Davis on penalties, Scott said he now is willing to sign the registration. Outcome depends on army and justice department stance as told by S S Alexander.
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U.S
Scott
Army
Justice Department
U. S
S. S. Alexander
Safety work at Funston Cavalry Camp
Safety precautions at Camp Funston pace the rapid construction of the 4 004 000 cavalry camp. Safety director J J Elliott organizes a field force of 25 first aid workers at strategic points. An infirmary is being constructed with Dr J J Cummings and two nurses on duty. Regulations are posted throughout the area.
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Ft. Riley
Camp Funston
J. J. Elliott
Funston
J. J. Cummings
Britain’s Remaining War Reserves Under Senate Scrutiny
Washington officials report the senate banking committee will probe Britain's remaining financial reserves in the United States to gauge potential loans or credits. Chairman Wagner says public hearings will begin after January and may examine how Germany and others fund war costs and curb inflation.
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Britain
Les i
United States
Canada
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
North America
Washington
Whitehall
Senate Banking Committee
Empire
Wagner
D-N.y
Senate
Congress
Germany
England
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
Warmth as surprise on Thanksgiving day weather report
Topeka natives enjoyed feasts and football as clouds hung over the area. Weatherman S D Flora predicted afternoon highs in the 50s with southerly winds and little chance of Kansas snow. Tonight's lows likely 25 to 30 west to east, with cooler conditions and a mixed forecast for tomorrow.
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Topeka
Pi—Kansans
S. D
Flora
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Dodge City
Lebo
Fly Home From School Observation Squadron Returns to Ft Riley
A flight of ten army bombers and observation planes under Maj Arthur G Hamilton brought a dozen officers and 20 enlisted men of the 1st Observation Squadron back to Marshall Field at Fort Riley following a month of aerial gunnery practice at Elgin Field Valparaiso Florida. A motor convoy with two officers and 85 men is expected in a few days.
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Ft. Riley
Arthur G. Hamilton
Marshall Field
Elgin Field
Valparaiso
Fla
Invasion Ports Bombed By British and London Attacked
British raids hit Cologne as R A F planes carried out a heavy attack. Forays against invasion ports Le Havre Boulogne and Antwerp continued. German raiders returned at dawn as a London hospital roof was torn off and fires started. Savoy and Carlton hotels damaged in raids.
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R.A.F
Cologne
Rhineland
le Havre
Boulogne
Antwerp
London
Savoy
Carlton
Kansas Thanksgiving Day Celebrations Across State
State residents marked Thanksgiving with clear cold weather and light snow, while some Kansans joined a second celebration. Kansas University and other universities featured football games, and a large charity meal was served in Topeka. Governor Payne's race move was noted as state offices closed. Farmers praised a strong agricultural year with rising yields and better soil moisture outlook for 1941.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Colorado State
Lawrence
Missouri University
John A. Eyth
Chicago
Paynener
William Burke
Iola
Walter Fees
Wichita
Wichita University
Creighton
Topeka S
Washburn
St. Benedict’s
Emporia
Pittsburg State
Emporia State
J. C. Mohler
Mohler
Pedestrian Killed by Truck Near Winfield Kansas
Raymond R. Haddox Jr., 55, of El Dorado, Kansas, was struck and killed by a truck while walking along Highway 77 north of Winfield. The incident occurred on a date reported as November 28. Police or highway officials were not named, and no other details or survivors are provided in the readable text.
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Pedestria
Winfield
Kan
Raymond R. Haddox, Jr
el Dorado
Highway 77
NYA Program Helps 150000 Students Continue College Study
The National Youth Administration reports its aid enables about 150,000 undergraduates and graduates to stay in college. Kansas quotas total 2065 students with monthly and yearly allotments, listing numerous Kansas colleges and universities with specific student counts and grant amounts.
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Washington
National Youth Administration
Universitics
Kansas
NYA
Arkansas City Junior College
Baker University
Bethany College
Bethel College
Central College
Chanute Junior College
Coffeyville Junior College
The
College of Emporia
College of Paola
Dodge City Junior Ecollege
el Dorado Junior College
Fort Hays Kansas State College
Fort Scott Junior College
Friends Bible College
Friends University
Garden City Junior College
Hesston College and Bible School
Highland Junior College
Thanksgiving Game Preview in Overcast Lawrence
The city of Lawrence awoke to an overcast Thanksgiving with a 2 PM kickoff for Kansas at Memorial Stadium against Colorado State. Kansas leads by eight points in bookmakers’ eyes, as Kansas State and Colorado State vie to salvage a tough grid season.
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Union Church
Plymouth Congregational Church
Alfred Beil
Lutheran Church
Memorial Stadium
Kansas
Aggies
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Union Pacific
Kansas City Express
Jayhawkers
Quido Massaro
Don Pierce
Ward Crowell
Ed Hall
Ed Suazee
Colorado State
Brigham Young
Hughes
Missouri
Kans
Protest the 40 hour law affects Kansas banks
Small town banks in Kansas protest the 40 hour provision of the wage hour act as a hardship. About 20 letters from bankers argue for an exemption or adjustment for small city salary differentials and youth overtime options to learn banking. Some letters also come from small newspapers seeking details on the act’s impact. Dies of Crash Injuries: Mrs. Susan Alma Meeker, 71, dies from injuries after a Labor Day car crash. husband Alpha R. Meeker survives.
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Washington
Kansas
Wichita
UPI
Susan Alma Meeker
Labor Day
Alpha R. Meeker
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Iola Junior College
Kansas City
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Miltonvale Wesleyan Colege
Mount St. Scholastica College
Municipal University of Wichita
Ottawa University
Parsons Junior College
Pratt Junior College
Sacred Heart Junior College
St. Benedict’s College
St. John’s College
St. Joseph’s College
Saint Mary College
Southwestern College
Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia
Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg
Sterling College
Tabor College
University of Kansas
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Lawrence Holiday
Richard Pendleton
Westminster
E. C. Quigley
St. Mary’s
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Neb
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