City Approves Airport Purchase and Funding Plan
The city commission cleared the way for buying the Ken Morey airport two miles southwest of Adrian for $9,800. The city funds $4,800 from contingent funds while $5,000 has been raised via cash and pledges from local firms and individuals. The airport will be a 70 acre site with most of Morey airport included, except about three acres. State funds may aid improvements, and the deal must close before January 1.
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City Commission
Ken Morey
Adrian
Styla
Airport Commission
Airport
State Aeronautical Board
Morey
Division Street
Frank D. MekKay
Airport Commissions
Adrien
James Gerity Jr
Ci Commission
Squire Chase
K. Prentice
Stewart Hoben
H. W. Lundahl
Germond
Ved|fer
Clarke W. Baldwin
Burns Prove Fatal 10 Year Old Girl
Pegey Jane Hare 10 year old daughter of Arthur and Mrs Hare of Route 2 Adrian died at Bixby hospital after burns when her night clothes caught fire while placing papers in a stove Monday. Survived by parents two brothers and one sister. funeral Saturday 2 PM at Everiss Funeral Home with Rev A T Green. burial Holloway cemetery. CHICAGO Dec 3 PIE you re riding with a drinking driver on New Year s Eve odds won t be right says National Safety Council urging no driving when intoxicated and to ride with a sober driver.
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Pegey
Jane Hare
Arthur Hare
Route 2
Adrian
Bixby Hospital
Arthur Dr
Michael
Patricia Ann
Pred Judson
Holloway
G. M. Yan
Chicago
National Safety Council
War Effort Menaced By Floods
The Monongahela and Allegheny rivers rose past 29 feet at Pittsburgh slowing industry as flood warnings rose. Forecaster Brozeman, revising crest predictions for a fifth time, said waters could reach 32 feet, near disruption levels for war plants. December flood could set a new 75 year high, but not reach the 47 foot 1936 record.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Upper
Ohio River
Monongahela
Allegheny
U. S
W. 3
Brozeman
Weather Bureau
Tur
City Treasurer Fred L. Johnson Dies After Illness
Adrian native and city treasurer for twelve years Fred L. Johnson died at 5 15 PM in Bixby Hospital after a long illness with complications. Born September 14 1877 he lived in Adrian most of his life and held public and fraternal roles including secretary of the old Commerce Club and a longtime Elks official. Funeral set Thursday at 3 PM at Everiss Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood cemetery.
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Fred L. Johnson
Adrian
Bixby Hospital
Mr. Johnson
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Alfred Johnson
Glendora Mason Johnson
Adrian High School
Orchard Lake Military Academy
Adrian College
Michigan Agricultural College
Michigan State College
Page Wire
Page Wire, Fence Company
Mason Farm
Mutual Oil Company
E. J. Christmas & Company Insurance Agency
John W. Wagner
Johnson
Old Commerce Club
Good Roads Campaign
Christ Episecopal Church
Knights ‘Templar
Blue Lodge
Council
George Willard Johnson
Battle Creek
Everiss Funeral
James M. Horton
Re Christ Episcopal Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Regiam Sage
Arume Aucl
Victory tax withheld from January wages under treasury ruling
The treasury ruled that the new victory tax must be withheld from all wages and salaries paid in January, even if earned in December. Officials debate congressional intent, noting bookkeeping difficulties and possible pay splits, with Morgenstern directive guiding administrative officers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Burti
D.va.s
Danaher
Morgenthaw
Department
De Gaulle to Confer With Roosevelt on French Unity
News reports say Gen Charles de Gaulle plans to visit the United States to confer with President Roosevelt. The Fighting French leader, critical of Admiral Darlan, aims for French unity in North Africa as Gen. Giraud’s mission also works toward common goals. Roosevelt said the De Gaulle visit was not delayed by staff but postponed twice before.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
de Gaulle
Jean
Darlan
North Africa
de Gaullist
Giraud
M. E. Bethouart
J.L. Dubrechl
Mc. Roosevelt
Alphonse Juin
North
Africa
Auguste Nogues
Morocco
Slicing of Bread as Ordered Halted
Washington officials announce halting of home bread slicing and a uniform price ceiling to curb rising flour costs. The Office of Price Administration sets Jan. 4 as the effective date for national price ceilings, while Agriculture Secretary Wickard orders bakers to stop slicing for home use by Jan. 15 and limits loaf varieties and delivery practices.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Claude R. Wickard
Credit Card Restriction Aims at Gas Stations
Petroleum Administration Ickes announced that starting January 1 1942 gasoline companies may not issue or use credit cards across multiple stations. The move targets cutting bookkeeping costs by limiting cards to a single station for each customer and reduces administrative overhead for marketers.
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Washington
The
Petroleum Administration L Wat
Ickes
War at a Glance: Allied Advances Across Fronts in WWII
War at a Glance summarizes 1943 fronts with Russian winter drive crushing German hopes and North African space narrowing Rommel’s rear guard near Tripoli. British and American reports detail Allied offensives in Africa Europe Asia, estimates of forces, and evolving strategic positions amid heavy fighting.
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Associated Press
Russia
Reds
Millerove Ot Kamenski
Koteinikovski
Japan
United Nations
China
Berliin
Germany
English
Guinea
Bune Asia
RAF
Burma
Warvell
Date Not Set Yet for Food Rationing
Washington December 30 Office of Price Administration officials expressed cautious confidence that the point rationing program for canned meats vegetables and dairy products would start in February. A spokesman said the printing of about 23 forms and millions of pieces of material is light enough to risk a delay into March. Citizens nationwide were reportedly cooperative with the new program while no widespread pocketbook hoarding had appeared. The date for housewives to begin using ration points has not been set though no hitches threaten February. Printers proofs for the consumer declarations of canned goods on hand and the rationing information pamphlet have been received and will be issued to applicants for family copies.
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Washington
Dev
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Claude Wickard
Most Adrian Stores to Close Saturday
About 43 to 50 Adrian merchants and businessmen signaled their intention to close shops all day Saturday January 2 under a petition circulated by A D Billings secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The plan cites conserving merchandise and granting an extra holiday to clerks as reasons. Public closing notices will be distributed today and un signed merchants may obtain cards at the Chamber office. The Adrian city and county libraries will also close Saturday, with teachers advised to reschedule book exchanges.
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Adrian
A. D. Billings
Chamber of Commerce
Billings
Chamber
North Main Street
Adrian City
County Library
Issue of Chile's Relations With Axis Unsettled
In Santiago on December 30 the Chilean senate adjourned a long debate on international affairs with the issue still unsettled. An official note said the discussion would resume tonight, but no trend was indicated. Defensa predicted a break with the Axis on January 20 after Foreign Minister Raul Morales returns from Washington. Chile and Argentina remain the only American nations with Axis relations.
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Santiago
Chile
UFI
Senace
Defensa
Raul Morales
Washington
United States
Argentina
Allies Move To Cut Road Linking Tunisia Tripolitania
London reports slow Allied advance in a three pronged effort to sever the coastal road between Tunisia and Tripolitania. French forces aided by tanks and planes reportedly cut a road south of Pont-De-Fahs near Tunis while German counter attacks were contained in most sectors.
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Associated Press
London
Tunisia
Tripolitania
Tunis
Pont-De-Fahs
North Africa
Pichon
Kairouan
Lloward
Sousse
Galsa
Gabes
Tunisian
Maknassy
Erwin Rommel
Medjez-El-Bah
Marseeo Radio
U. S
Dakar
French West Africa
Reuters
Allies gain on Buna front in New Guinea clash
Allied headquarters report slight gains on both wings of the Buna front as ground forces reduce a 13-bunker coastal strongpoint and push the wedge toward the Buna government station. Mopping up captured positions proceeds while B 24 bombers strike Lae and medium bombers hit Gasmata airfields amid heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Australia
New Guinea
MacArthur
Buna Government Station
Buna
Lae
New Ireland
Gasmata
New Britain
British Air Raids Hit Burma Airdrome and Toungoo Base
British Blenheim bombers escorted by fighters attacked the Japanese airfield at Manywa along the Chindwin river in Burma yesterday hitting runways and dispersal areas. A night raid targeted Toungoo in central Burma, bombs dropped on target areas as fighters conducted patrols over the Mayu river district. Two planes were lost in the various operations. ground forces near Rathedaung showed no further news.
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New Delhi
Burma
Akiyab
Rau
Rathedaung
Akyah
Kennedy quits highway post in Michigan reshuffle
Kennedy resigns as state highway commissioner to join the Automotive Safety Foundation in Washington as vice president for highway transportation. Governor Van Wagoner names Lloyd B. Reid as Kennedy’s successor and hails Kennedy as the best Michigan highway chief. Reid, 41, a career department official, has held multiple posts including deputy commissioner and is secretary of the Michigan Engineering Society. Van Wagoner also notes his own departure from office after election loss to Harry F. Kelly, signaling a broader end of an era in Democratic leadership.
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Lansing
Donald Kennedy
Automotive Safety Foundation
Washington
van Wagoner
Lloyd B. Reid
Kennedy
Michigan
Safety Foundation
Foundation
Reid
Oakland County
Highway Department
Michigan Engineering Society
Pat
Den
Harry F. Kelly
British War Office review marks Axis decline in 1942
The British War Office in its annual World War II review says autumn 1942 marked the shift of initiative from Axis to the United Nations. It notes Axis offensives in the South Pacific and Russia waning, while Rommel’s forces retreat after El Alamein and Allied gains in the Solomons and New Guinea grow. The report praises the British Army’s improving effectiveness under pressure.
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London
United Nations
Fice
Axis
Russia
Germany
South Pacific
el Alameinte
Alexandria
Erwin Rommel
el Alamein
Stalingrad
U. S
Solomons
New Guinea
Rommel
al Agheila
Soviet Winter Offensive Grabs Key Rail City
Soviet forces report capturing Kotelnikovski, a major rail hub Northeast of Stalingrad, four months after Germans first seized it. Advancing toward Rostov, Red Army units clash with German reinforcements in the Don middle corridor, taking heavy losses and securing trucks, shells, and mines. The battle widens as advancing columns probe toward Kamensk and Millerovo.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Kotelnikovski
Den
Rostov
N. F. Vatutin
Driva
Middle Don
Red
Don
Millerovo
Kamensk
Donets
Don River
Kolelnikovski
Tikhoretsk-Stalingrad
Kalmyck
Torgavaya
Eiista
Jashkul
Elista
Astrakhan
Stalingrad
Katelnikovski
US forces push toward Gabes in Tunisia scalp raid reports
Reuters dispatches say United States troops moved within 40 miles of Gabes, a key Tunisian port, with American ash force on the south arm Tunisian front and raids on Maknassy 55 miles northwest of Gabes. In Helsinki, Finland offices closed per state dept order, and Washington recalls its minister. In Guadalcanal, US aircraft strafed and bombed enemy cargo ships, sinking two vessels. army and marine troops report over 150 Japanese killed with four Americans killed and one wounded.
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London
United States
Reuters
Gabes
Tripoli
Tunis
Maknassy
Washington
Tinland
State Department
Helsinki
Finand
Finland
Arthur Scheimfeld
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Navy Department
Navy
Woromuniqué
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Highway Post
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