Trailers Regulated and Juke Boxes Licensed in New Ordinances
Two city ordinances regulate trailers and tourist camps and license coin machines including automatic record players and pin ball games. Effective June 30, the trailer measure allows owner occupied trailers on their lot with health and safety clearance and a 10 yearly fee, while other trailers face strict limits and penalties. The second ordinance imposes a $10 annual license for amusement devices and $5 for rec players, with initial licenses due by June 30.
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City Commission
Board of Health
Commissioner of Public Safety
Clarke W. Baldwin
Commission
Adrian
Maumee Street
Fire destroys Dr Huntley Farm tenant house near Madigan Center
The modernized tenant house on Dr W B Huntley’s farm three and a half miles west of Madigan Center burned yesterday around 2 pm. Occupied only on weekends, the cause is unknown. Blissfield fire department, aided by Adrian Fire Bureau trucks and nine men, faced a 17 mile response. they saved other buildings and only a few furnishings survived.
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Huntley
State Prison of
Southern Michigan
Jackson
Madigan Center
Blissfield
Adrian
Sugar registration proceeding smoothly in Lenawee county
The Lenawee county rationing board reported registration for sugar trade wholesalers retailers and other commercial users underway smoothly and expected to reach about 600 total registrants countywide. Public school officials assisted at 15 buildings with Adrian High School hosting most registrants 18 of 200 had registered by noon. Household sugar consumer registrations begin next week with a four day window.
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Lenawee County
Adrian High School
American Eagles Bag 9 Nazi Planes in France
The American Eagle Squadron claimed five Focke Wulf 190s shot down over northern France in a sharp engagement yesterday. Squadron leader C. G. Petersont of Santa Quia Utah, a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, led the action as German losses totaled ten planes. Additional Eagles claimed two more kills and others shot down one each, with reports of a Spitfire being attacked and a Focke Wulf 190 shot into the sea.
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London
France
C. G. Petersont
Santa Quia
Utah
Peterson
Pieres
Conscription Approved In Canada By Plebiscite
Canadian citizens voted overwhelmingly to authorize conscripts for overseas service, with 2,233,135 yes to 1,306,782 no from 23,481 of 32,203 polls. Quebec opposed the measure with 367,361 yes and 909,835 no, while eight other provinces supported it by large margins. Prime Minister King said the will of the majority prevails in a democracy and that conditions may require removing restrictions on government and Parliament.
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Oqtiawa
Dominion
W. L. Mackenzie
Mackenzie King
Britain
The
Orient
Quebec
War Department Petitioned For M-52 Cut-off Construction
Adrian manufacturers urge the War Department to approve a three mile re routing of heavy freight traffic on M-52 from north of Adrian to US-223 south of town. The plan, backed by the State Highway Department, would finance about 75 percent with federal aid and cost around 50 000 per mile. The proposed road aims to relieve bottlenecks hindering inbound and outbound freight for local war product manufacturers.
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Adrian
U.S. War Department
Adrian Manufacturers of War Products
Detroit
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Department
Roosevelt
Adrian Wardustries
War Department
Martin 5
Westcott
Brooklyn Man Killed Under Truck in Junction Accident
Bert Brimley a 62 year old resident of Brooklyn was killed when struck by a northbound truck near Cambridge Junction on M 50 near US 112. Coroner Ed Braun and Clinton post state police reported Brimley apparently leaped toward the rear wheels of the truck after signaling a safe crossing. The vehicle wheels left skid marks and the driver described attempting to avoid him. The body was taken to Siena Heights Funeral Home. The scene involved a bridge with 17 feet 2 inches clearance and ongoing state bridge commission safety restrictions. The incident prompted traffic and route plans to be reviewed for a proposed river crossing near the Girls Training School.
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Bert Brimley
Brooklyn
Roule
Cambridge Junction
Ed Braun
Clinton Post
Brimley
Wimple
Jimi
State Bridge Commission
Braun
Ne In
Go!quest
Siena Heights
Sworthington
Town
Drexel Park
New York Central
Jackson
Sea Tracks
War Department
Washington
Michigan men listed among Japanese POWs in first official release
Washington April 28 Three Michigan men are among 120 POWs announced by the War Department as held by Japan. Most are navy and marine corps officers captured at Wake Island or in China. Cmdr Winfield Scott Cunningham is named among the prisoners. The Michigan men listed include Jonah D. Tobin storekeeper first class USS Wake and next of kin Homer Tobin Brown City Sanilac County.
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Washington
Michigan
War Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Wake Island
Winfield Scott Cunningham
Jona D. Tobin
USS
Wake
U. S
Fleet Reserve
Homer Tobin
Brown City
Senilac County
Passenger Tire Quota Reduced for May in Lenawee County
Lenawee county's May tire rationing quota was announced from Lansing, showing 31 new passenger car tires, 535 recaps, and 1 282 tubes for cars, plus 139 new tires, 222 recaps, and 192 tubes for trucks. The state totals reflect a 37 percent drop in new passenger tires and a 152 percent rise in recaps, signaling greater recap use and tighter access for nonessential vehicles.
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Lenawee
Lansing
British Bombers Raid Trondheim and Rhineland Targets
Squadrons of heavy British bombers maintained destructive attacks for a fifth day, raiding Trondheim where a naval base is being built and hitting Rhineland targets including Cologne. Eighteen planes were lost as crews targeted land installations to curb German naval expansion.
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Associated Press
London
Trondheim
Air Ministry
Rhineland
Cologne
Dunkirk
France
Belgium
Lirpitz
Prinz Eugen
Brest
Genessenau
Scharnhorst
Hipper
Admiral Scheer
President Roosevelt to speak on radio tonight
President Roosevelt, announced by the White House, will address Americans at 10 o'clock Eastern War Time. He plans to outline a seven point program to curb rising living costs and explain why total effort is needed at home and abroad in a total war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Adrian Men Register at Armory in Large County Registration
A total of 1622 Adrian men aged 45 to 65 registered for occupational service at the Adrian armory yesterday, with county totals pending. Clerk Harry P. Cole said Adrian’s turnout ran close to expectations as other offices exhausted registration cards and needed replacements.
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Adrian
Harry P. Cole
Cole
Japs Close Burma Door to China Near Lashio Threat
Japanese forces push toward Lashio threatening the Mandalay railway and Burma defense lines as reinforcements move north through the Shan states. The fall of Lashio would tighten transport between China and India and complicate Allied logistics amid advancing terrain and looming monsoon period.
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Associated Press
Chungking
China
Burma
Mai Jaya
Shan States
Mandalay-Lashio
Lashio
Mandilay
India
Loilem
Hsipaw
Mandslay-Lashto
London
Sao Tang Pao
Allied bombers and fighters clash over Darwin fronts
Allied air units report seven more enemy aircraft shot down over Darwin and northern Australia as bombers and fighters engage in heavy action. Japanese losses include 17 bombers and nine fighters with three bombers and four fighters downed by air defences. An enemy transport was destroyed near Kavieng. Allied strikes hit port facilities at Faisi in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville targets. In the U S grain plan, wheat growers are notified of marketing quotas and penalties for excess sales under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration while Luzon shows movement toward the Cagayan valley.
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Australia
United Nations
Darwin
MacArtthur
North Australian
Destrou Jed
Kavieng
New Ireland
Bismarck Archipelago
Cape York
Faisi
Solomon Group
Bougainville
Seneca
Hudson
Dover
Madison
Irons
Philippines
Corregidor
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Tornado destroys war boom town. 100 dead, 250 hurt
A savage tornado ripped the Main street business district of Pryor into ruins, killing about 100 and injuring over 250. Martial law was declared, Safety Commissioner Johnson took command, and ordnance workers aided relief efforts as bulldozers searched the rubble. A central relief agency was set up in the community house with Col. Cameron directing aid. Three arrests noted as patrols prevent looting.
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FHE
Associated Press
PRYOR
Octa
State Highway Patrol
Ordance Works
Leon C. Phillips
Walter EB. Johnson
Ordnance Works
Col
R. H. Cameron
Referendum Voting Places Set in Lenawee County
Four voting places designated for Lenawee County farmers to cast ballots in the national wheat marketing referendum on May 2. Polls open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tipton Grange Hall in Tipton serving Woodstock Cambridge Rollin Rome Adrian and Franklin townships. Britton Engine House in Britton serving Clinton Tecumseh Macon Raisin Ridgeway and Deerfield.
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Lenawee County
Tipton
Woodstock
Cambridge
Rollin
Rome
Adrian
Franklin
Britton
Clinton
Tecumseh
Macon
Raisin
Ridgeway
Deerfield
Organized Labor Exempted From War Share Plan
Washington April 28 A chorus of complaints claims Roosevelt exempted organized labor from the share-the-war program spurring new congressional efforts to suspend the 40 hour week and curb union privileges. Congress split on methods while most lawmakers supported higher excess profits taxes and price controls. Roosevelt plans a radio address to present his seven point program, with mixed reactions to wage stabilization by the War Labor Board and anti strike measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
War Labor Board
Expected blanket price ceiling on virtually all consumer goods
Washington April 28 on the brink of price controls the capital awaited a press conference by Price Administrator Leon Henderson. A universal ceiling based on March highs would apply to retail wholesale and manufacturers levels with rent controls possibly tied to the plan. President Roosevelt linked inflation action to war-time measures and a broad anti inflation program awaiting Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leon Henderson
Roosevelt
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Henderson
Nazi Commandant Cashiered by Hitler
Adolf Hitler cashiered the 13th German divisions commandant amid Red Army gains on the Finnish front. A reorganization of the German command in Finland was reported, with Lieutenant General Engelbrecht dismissed. Stockholm reports cited Hitler's anger over Arctic-front advances and a looming reshuffle. Molotov accused Germany of organized destruction and forced Germanization in occupied Russia.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Still Dragen Lapland
Karelia
Stockholm
Engelbrecht
Hitler
Finland
Archangel
Arctic
Murmansk
Germany
Russia
Vyacheslav Molotov
State troops still on guard at armory Adrian
A squad from Company 17 Michigan State Troops 5 is on duty at the Adrian armory under state headquarters orders extending across Detroit. Led by Corp Alfred Gebheim and Capt C Eldredge, the unit reports no meal provisions due to urgent orders and will remain on duty two hours on two off until further instructions arrive by mail.
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Michigan State Troops 5
Adrian Armory
Detroit
Corp
Alfred Gebheim
C. , Eldredge
Robert Isaacson
Willam Novesky
Lawrence Zeloff
John Shaler
W. A
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Manhattan
New York
DR. Huntley Farm
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Blaytee
Linehan
Canada
Naval Base
RAF
Hoom
Great Britain
Rostok
Baltic
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Norwich
Armory
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Chauk
Yenangyaung
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Maudslay
Alles
Okla
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