United States Raid Sinks Bases in Marshalls and Gilberts
The U S Pacific fleet attacked Japanese naval and air bases across the Marshalls and Gilberts in a bold surprise offensive. Surface ships and aircraft destroyed many enemy assets, while 11 American planes failed to return and surface vessels sustained minor damage. No large enemy combatants were found, per Admiral Nimitz.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
United States
Marshalls
Gilbert Group
Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Marshall
Jaluit
Wotje
Kwajalein
Roi
Taroa
Makin Island
Nimitz
Pacific
United State Navy
Equator
Singapore
Mar
Shall
Arrow
Gilbert
West Pacific
Java
7.424 Car Stamps Sold in Adrian
The Adrian post office sold 7 424 federal automobile stamps to local car owners in the last two weeks in a rush that extended late to Saturday. About 450 stamps were issued in the final three hours on Saturday and most sales occurred in the final four days of the week.
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Post Ofice
Adrian
J. N. Moran
AAA
Postmaster Bert Lowery Dies in Manchester
Special to The Freegram Manchester Feb. 2 Bert Lowery postmaster since 1936 died at St Josephs Mercy hospital Ann Arbor at one oclock this morning He was 69 years old born July 18 1872 in Brooklyn attended Manchester high school and Adrian Business College Married Sept 14 1905 to Edith M Tracy who preceded him in death July 2 1946 He worked in lumber and autos before entering public service He held village and township offices and served on Washtenaw county Board of Four Commissioners He belonged to Masonic orders the Eastern Star and the Manchester Grange He is survived by daughters Mrs Marjorie Auten Holly and Mary Lowery a student at Michigan two sons Bert A Lowery Detroit his mother Mrs Abbie Lowery Bridgewater township and brothers Dr E A Lowery Jackson and Roy Lowery Bridgewater township Funeral at Genter Funeral Home Manchester Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev John Bunney officiating Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Manchester with Masonic rites
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Feregram
Manchester
Bert Lowery
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Brooklyn
Manchester High School
Adrian Business College
Kel i
Edith M. Tracy
William Shafer
Pardee Bros
Clinton
Lillage
Manchester Township
Washtenaw
University of Michigan
Bert A. Lowery
Detroit
Abbie Lowery
Bridgewater Township
E. A. Lowery
Jackson
Roy Lowery
Genter
John J Bunney
Manchester Methodist Church
Winter Temperatures Return to Adrian Area
Winter temperatures returned to Adrian and nearby areas as a cold snap set in. At 9 am the thermometer read five degrees above zero, noon reached 16 degrees, and last night dropped to eight. Weather experts forecast continued cold tonight and tomorrow.
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Adrian
Navy Chief Reports Critical World War Production Strain
Secretary Knox told Congress that the navy faces a critical 24 hour production bottleneck in wartime expansion as only about 20 percent of workers take early morning shifts. He cited engines as the main bottleneck, with plans to reach 18 000 planes yearly and a total war program funded at about 59 billion dollars. The testimony notes 60 percent of factory workers stay on day shifts and the rest off the early hours as the Navy seeks to accelerate engine and airframe output.
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Knox
Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Prepare for Third Draft Registration
Lansing report by Col E M Rosecrans state director of selective service notes progress for the third draft on February 16. Men born between February 17 1897 and December 31 1921 aged 20 to 45 who have not been registered must sign up. Registrants should use local draft boards if possible, or forward their card via home address from away locations. Some boards may set up factory registration depots to handle large numbers. Exempted from registration are those already registered those in service training or slated for training and diplomats.
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Lansing
Rosecrans
British Retreat in Libya Pressed by Axis Forces
Cairo february 2 british forces report a retreat about 100 miles from bengasi under strong axis attacks. maraua and slonta areas see fighting with counterattacks by the 11th indian brigade and Bengali troops. some units withdraw toward barce while air support continues. turn to cairo page 7.
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Cairo
Bengasi
Midle East Command
Maraua
Stonta
iMaraua
Derna
Cirensica
Barce
Edwin Rommel
11Th
Slonta
Caero
Allied bombers hit Hindu Island and Salween estuary
In Burma, Allied bombers blasted Japanese forces on Hindu Island in the Salween River estuary between Moulmein and Martaban as RAF dispatches confirm. In Washington, President Roosevelt asks Congress to authorize a 1.5 billion loan to China for economic and financial aid, with Speaker Rayburn introducing the resolution and Bloom to report the bill for rapid passage.
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Rangoon
Burma
Hindu Island
Salween River
Moulmein
Martaban
Washington
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Bloom
D-N.y
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sharp Temperature Drop Across Michigan
A cold wave pushed Michigan temperatures below zero in several regions. Sault Ste Marie registered 15 below, Saginaw four below, while Lansing showed near freezing and Detroit rose to seven above from Sunday’s high. Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo also reported near or above zero as skies stayed clear and winds brisk.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Sault Ste. Marie
Saginaw
Lansing
Battle Creek
Ann Arbor
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Detroit
Telegram Carriers Lead In Defense Stamp Sales in Michigan
Telegram carriers across Michigan led defense stamp campaigns through four weeks, with Adrian reporting 34 227 ten cent stamps and statewide papers totaling 2 671 970 stamps by 22 papers. Detroit area papers, Lansing and Ypsilanti figures noted, carriers active across 433 cities and 107 303 carriers overall.
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Telegram
Michigan
Defense
Adrian
Ann Arbor News
Jackson Citizen Patriot
Kalamazoo Gazette
Lansing State Journal
Ypsilanti
Bay City Times
Japanese invasion force in Manila Bay halted by long-range guns
Washington reports a large Japanese force near Ternate on the south side of Manila Bay was destroyed by concentrated American fire. MacArthur’s American-Filipino lines on the Batan Peninsula repelled strong thrusts, keeping fortifications near Corregidor intact as reinforcements likely arrived elsewhere. The ninth week of war begins with heavy fighting and uncertain reinforcements.
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Washington
Corregidor
Manila Bay
War Department
iTernate
Ma‘ala Bay
Fernate
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
Philippines
J MacArthur
MacArthur
Ternate
Cavite
Drum
Frank
Hughes
Singapore Defenders Brace for Japanese Assault Across Johore Strait
Singapore defenses prepare for a potential all out strike by Japanese forces moving toward Singapore island. British artillery on the shore and air reconnaissance report troop movements while defenders report sinking or damaging small enemy craft in Johore Bahru waterway. Casualties described as slight.
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Johore Bahru
Associated Press
Singapore
Johore Strait
Malay Peninsula
Eland
Ground Hog Day Fete Ignited by Quarryville Lodge
In Quarryville Pennsylvania on February 2 Ground Hog Day spurred a playful war among rabbit and weather believers. The Slumbering Ground Hog Lodge led locals to watch for shadows and predict six more weeks of cold. Provincial factions Punxsutawney Allentown and others eyed their own ceremonies, canceling or shifting events due to weather and wartime restrictions.
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Quarreyville
Maine
California
Quarryville
George W. Hensel, Jr
Pish
Rush
Wil
Ham A. Hensel
Andy Bondless
Army
Pennsylvania
Gobbler’s Knob Club
Punxsutawney
Grandson Lodge
Allentown
Punxsutawney C Club
Faithfu
T the Works
Brandson
Australian Planes Bombard Japanese Forces on New Britain
Australian bombers struck at Japanese shipping in the harbor of Rabaul, New Britain, as Australia activates secret defense measures decided yesterday. Japanese landings on Amboina Island near the Dutch naval base prompted clashes near the Amboina airport.
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Melbourne
New Britain
Bismarck Archipelago
Rabaul
Amboina
Australia
Russians Advance In Ukraine Sector Reported
Moscow reports fresh Russian successes on the winter front from Leningrad to the Crimea with a 55 mile march against the Axis in Ukraine and the destruction of a Nazi elite guards battalion. Place names are generally omitted in the summaries.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Crimea
Ukraine
Sergeant Greenberg Returns to Army at Fort Dix
Sergeant Hank Greenberg, star Detroit Tigers player, has been back in army life at Fort Dix New Jersey. Induction orders reached him in New York and he reported to the Fort Dix reception center yesterday after being inducted three days earlier. He previously served as a sergeant at Fort Custer before the war.
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Greenberg
Army
Fort DIX
N. J
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tiger
Hank
New York
Fort Custer
Wich
MacArthur says Japanese attack repelled with heavy losses
Washington reports that General MacArthur announced two Japanese divisions attacked American Filipino lines on the Batangas coast. He said west coast assaults were mastered, with enemy troops described as highly trained shock units. they were destroyed or captured or drowned as they struck along the south China Sea shore.
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Associated Press
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
South Chipa Sea
MacArthur
Batan West Coast
Nars
Japanese Occupy Pontianak and Amboina in Indies
Reports from Batavia indicate Japanese forces occupy Pontianak on Borneo and landings at Pemangan Rat north of the city. Tokyo radio claims Pontianak’s occupation, while Dutch guerrillas resist on Minahassa. Prolonged air activity reported over Sumatra and Celebes areas with some fatalities and a Dutch air boat loss. military engagements continue near Amboina and Kendari.
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Batavia
Nel
Netherlands Indies
Borneo
Tokyo
Kendari
Celebes
Amboina
New Guinea
Tokyo Radio
Bangka
Sumatra
Singapore
Indies
Communiatte
Kampong
Poso
Ce+ Tebes
Netherlands
High Command
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