Lenawee County War Payroll Hits 21 Million In 1943
Lenawee county war plants employed about 9 606 workers at year end with 3 205 women. The total wartime payroll reached 21 949 576 dollars, boosted by overtime and three shifts. Adrian and outlying areas produced tanks guns planes ships and related parts. The Lenawee County Manufacturers Association guided industry and labor groups toward stabilization and postwar planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy B
Adrian
Lenawee County
United States Employment Service
Manufacturers Association
WMC Management Labor Committee
Cleveland
William J. Wisner
Clifford Rice
WMC
If You Drink I Don’t Drive Campaign Warns In Chicago
Chicago safety group warns against mixing alcohol and gasoline during New Year celebrations. They urge no driving after drinking or riding with a drunk driver, emphasize starting early, driving slowly, and extra care for winter conditions. The council notes alcohol increases accident risk dramatically.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Mr Stork Reports A Busy Year For City Births
City hall records show 638 births in 1943, the highest total ever, with 338 boys and 300 girls. Among fathers were 58 soldiers, five sailors, and one Marine. One set of triplets and multiple twins were born, reflecting a steady rise in births over five years despite a higher death count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adnan
Stork
City Hall
1944 Car Plates Go On Sale Monday
The 1944 Michigan license plates will go on sale Monday at the Lenawee office and other state offices. One plate will be issued, to be attached to the rear. Plates are steel with white letters on a maroon background. 1943 tags valid until March 1. Farmers may use 1942 plates if possible to aid the war effort.
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Michigan
Lénawee
Secretary of State
East Mauqnee Street
Herman H. Dignan
Map hints at 1944 European war decision year
A roundup map notes many believe 1944 will be the year of the decision in Europe. The item references a page thirteen feature in the Telegram.
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Europe
To- Gas
Railroad unions reject Roosevelt wage arbitration basis
In a December 31 bulletin, 15 railroad nonoperating unions rejected the President Roosevelt wage arbitration framework. They insisted they were entitled to an overtime ruling independent of other factors, signaling a stand on wage dispute resolution.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Washingtor
Wwere
War Department
D. B. Robertson
H. M. Fraser
T. C Cashen
Pps
Fred MM. Vinson
War At A Glance
Russia red army routs Germans on Zhitomir front and forces to outer Bug River defenses. Allied air campaign smashes continent after 24-hour assault. Fifth Army raids north of Garigliano and Eighth Army pushes from Ortona toward Pescara. Bombers strike enemy transportation facilities. Marines take Cape Gloucester after a four-day campaign killing 700 Japanese with light Allied casualties. Fliers and paratroops assault Bougainville as Admiral King predicts new offensives in 1934.
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Associated Press
Russia
Red Army
Zhitomir
Bug River
Fifth Army
Garigliano River
Ortona
Pescara
Cape Gloucester
Bougain=ville
King
Allied
Algiers
Italy
Garigliano
Alexander
Rome
Pontine
Minturna
Tenth Army
Gueigliano
Ponte Fiume
Labor and industry unite in bond drive in Lenawee
Industrialists and labor representatives meet at city hall to plan the Fourth War Loan campaign in Lenawee county plants. Reardon Piersol of Ann Arbor outlines dates January 18 to February 15 with a goal to top the drive within ten days. A committee selects a chairman from industry and a labor representative from local 268 CIO to lead the effort.
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Lenawee County
Reardon Piersol
Ann Arbor
Piérsol
College Campaign Will Open Sunday At Adrian College
Adrian College launches an 800000 dollar fund campaign as 1050 Michigan Methodist churches prepare Sunday educational services. Statewide goals include raising half by January 1 from 183000 church members, with the rest from foundations and donors. Claude E Porter will speak on The Centennial Campaign Challenge at First Methodist Lenawee County. Non Methodists anticipate strong early support and tax advantages for education are noted.
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Adrian College
Michigan
Claude E. Porter
Lenawee County
First Methodist Church
W.A. Rush
No Telegram Edition on New Year's Day
In accordance with custom there will be no edition of The Telegram on New Year’s Day.
Death rate above normal during Christmas week report
Census Bureau figures show the national death rate running 45 percent above normal for Christmas week as influenza and allied respiratory illnesses continued to push mortality higher. The report ties spikes to December illness and ongoing public health challenges nationwide.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Christmas Week Mortality Rate Rises Across City Reports
Christmas week death rate reached 17.2 per 1000 population based on morbidity from 90 major cities nationwide, with a weekly average of 11.9. Earlier weeks showed higher rates and percentages above normal, provisional figures subject to revision, as officials seek to confirm if the peak has passed.
Russians Tear Gap in German Lines
News from Moscow reports General Vatutin’s First Ukrainian Army broke a 180 mile gap in the German front, smashing infantry and tanks as German forces retreat toward Poland and Romania. Soviet spearheads advance to the Dniester river, with massed units and thousands of troops described in the dispatch.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Navi Line
Vatutin
Dniester
Fritz von Mannstein
Lon
Red Army
Korosten
Poland
New Year Festivities Brighten City Tonight
The Young Upstart 1944 arrives as celebrators plan meals, dances, and church services across town. Night clubs advertise splurges capped at New Year Eve prices, while OPA warns against price hikes. A united watch night service and various gatherings from Adrian City Friends church to Raisin Valley churches mark the observance as war news lifts hopes for victory and safe return of loved ones.
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Europe
Adrian
William C. Stark
American Legion
Oval Club
Columbus Hall
OPA
United
Adrian City
Hall
Court ‘House
Highway Department Sees Revenue Drop in 1943
Detroit area report shows the state highway department revenue fell 30 percent from 1942 to 1943, totaling about 27.5 million dollars. Ziegler cited higher trunkline maintenance costs, war damage, and delayed road replacements as causes, with payroll cuts and staff reductions implemented. The 1943 program focused on access roads to wars plants and military sites, funded partly by federal aid. Roosevelt proclaims a national day of prayer for wartime resolve and victory.
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Lansing
State Highway Department
Charles M. Ziegler
Highway Department
Ziegler
Detroit-Willow Run
Bay City
Adrian
Muskegon
Saginaw
Traverse’ City Naval ‘Airport
Fort Custer
Fort Brady
Camp Skeel
Oscoda
Cape Gloucester Airdrome Taken in New Britain
Advanced Allied headquarters report the capture of Cape Gloucester airdrome and surrounding area on New Britain after a rapid amphibious assault. Marines battled through pillbox defenses with artillery and air support, securing two air strips and mopping up survivors as MacArthur praised the operation.
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Associated Press
New Guinea
United States
Cape Gloucester
New
Krueger
Bergen Bay
Cape
Mt. Talawe
Bargen Bey
Rainhur
New Guinea-New Britain
New Britain
Bismarck
Rabaul
Solomons
Adm
William F. Halsey
Bougainville
Radaul
Admiral Halsey
Tvest-Central
Marshalls
Maloelap
Bili
Kwajalein
3000 Planes Hit Enemies In 24 Hour Drive
Allied aircraft pressed a massive daylight offensive over France and Germany as U S and RAF bombers supported by fighters raided targets near Paris and in Ludwigshafen. The large force, described as a record penetration, involved Fortresses Liberators and fighters, with substantial losses reported among German airmen and crews.
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Associated Fress
London
Der
France
Paris
Ger
Ludwigshafen -Diep
Germany
U. S
Reich
United States
Pas de Calaise
Hocks
Folkestone
Dungeness
French
RAF
Berlin
England
London Herald
Industrie
Lutwigshafen
Allied Military Leaders Face New Year With Confidence
Allied leaders project 1944 as a year of deliverance. Devers vows participation in pivotal events, King cites potential German defeat and a major push against Japan, Halsey pledges repeated blows toward Tokyo, and Shedd notes Puerto Rican units achieving key 1944 victories.
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Associated Press
Jacob J. Devers
Mediterranean
Devers
Royal Military College
Aldershot
England
Washington
Ernest J. King
U. S. Navy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Japan
King
South Pacific
William F.halsey
Halsey
Tokyo
San Juan
Puerto Rico
William E. Shedd
U. S. Army
Antilles
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Lenawee
Mr. Stork
Bulletin
BOND
Piersol
Ites
Adri
Modligas
al Linehan Jr
Yale
Metamorra
Ohio
Linebere & Inehan
Thanet Daze
Sint W
Anc
Bers
Finland
Vitabrk
Ford
Jensk
Barlins
eWaraw
Bilbao
Madrid
Spain
Iraltar
Casablanca
Morocco
Ad ‘Oran
Algeria
Ordeaux
Sardinias
Tunis
Plkrivoirog
Romania
Turkey
Levant
Libya
Egypt
Arabia
Africa
Kazan
Stalingrad
Ankara
Natchil
Oper
Cape Gloucester Airdrome
Tam
Hispano-Suiza
Caudron-Renault Airplane and Motor Works
Messerschmitt
Renault
Seine Island
Billancourt
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