Kharkov Threatened From Three Sides By Red Forces
The Associated Press reports Kharkov facing encirclement as Russian columns strike from the east and south toward the Donets Basin and Rostov. Recaptured Belgorod and Shebekino signal growing Soviet pressure near Kharkov with new advances from Balakleva and Valuiki while Kursk area gains widen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Kharkov
Kursk
Belgorod
Uoape
Donets
Sea of ‘Azov
Rostov
Germany
Kiev
Dnieper
Shchekino
Valuiki
Urazova
Balakleva
Poniri
Orel
Solnitseve
Red Army
Voronezh
Qrel
Moscow - Kursk - Crimea
Plate Sales Lag as Deadline Nears in 1943 Licenses
With under two weeks to March 1, 1943 license sales at the secretary of state branch office lag. Only 3,128 full year passenger licenses issued to date, vs 3,000 in January last year, plus 160 half year licenses since last week. Commercial and farm plates arrived. owners urged to apply soon with proof of title and date. Around 18,000 licenses of all types issued in Lenawee County last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budd Goodwin
Lenawee County
Bombers hit major Japanese base. RAF raids blaze near Mandalay
United States bombers struck the largest Japanese air base in the Kangoon area leaving craters after a Tenth Air Force communique. On the same day RAF Blenheims and Wellingtons targeted Sagging river jetty and rail yards, causing heavy damage to Magyichaung supply lines near Akyab while losses were reported. In London a German air raid hit a crowded South England department store with many feared dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
United States
Mingalation
Kang Goon
Tenth Air Force
Blenteims
Wellingtons
RAF
Mandalay
Magyichaung
Akyab
Urs
London
England
County Republicans pick state delegates in Michigan
At the county convention in the courthouse Mrs. E. T. Armstrong was nominated for re election without opposition. Delegates to the state convention in Detroit February 19 were elected including Julius Stange Henry Fox L B Kaney Clyde Heck Willis Moore J R Foreman Jacob Moore William Gibson R G Conlin Elmer Bringman Fred W Stewart Merrill Taylor Stacy Stone Mary King LeRoy Titley and Frank Lawrence Felk Conlin acted as permanent chairmen Archie Bruce opened the meeting Governor Kel ly praised Charles Figg for agriculture and the resolutions committee praised his choice. The convention condemned the Washington administration for political games at war expense and urged capable leaders in authority. Greetings were sent to Senators Vandenberg and Ferguson and Congressman Michener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Armstrong
Court House
Armstrong
Detroit
Julius Stange
Henry Fox
L. B. Kaney
Clyde Heck
Adrian
Willis Moore
Adrian Township
3. R. Foreman
Clinton
Jacob Moore
Deerfield ‘Township
William Gibson
Macon Township
R. G. Conlin
Franklin Township
Elmer Bringman
Morenci
Fred W. Stewart
Hudson
Merrill Taylor
Woodstock Township
Stacy Stone
Meditta Township
Mary King
Addison
LeRoy Titley
Tecumseh
Frank Lawrence
Felk Conlin
Archie Bruce
George E. Taylor
Washington
Arthur HK. Vandenberg
Homer Ferguson
Earl C. Michener
War At A Glance: Allied Advances Across The Front
Africa forces press into Tunisia while Axis counterattacks test their strength. Soviet troops break defense near Kharkov as Red armies push toward Rostov and Orel. RAF raids strike western Germany as Pacific reports claim Japanese losses on Guadalcanal. Allied vanguards boost operations against Salamaua. In Burma air power targets Rangoon Mandalay and Akyab areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Africa
Mouitgomers
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Russia
Kharkov
Keystone
Germany
Dnieper
Heart of Ukraine
Rostov
Orel
European Am
Berlin
West Germany
Pacific—Navy
Guadalcanal
Salamaua
Burma
Rangoon
Mandalay
Akyab
U S Losing Air Supremacy Abroad Declares Rep Luce
In a maiden House speech Rep. Clare Boothe Luce warns the United States is steadily losing commercial air supremacy abroad. She urges a congressional committee to promote postwar aviation and denounces Vice President Wallace's global thinking as dangerous for America's peace and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clare Boothe Luce
United States
House
Wallace
Congress
America
Connecticut Republican
Mr. Wallace
Winchell under fire as Blue Network polices talks
Blue Network president Mark Woods cites commentators who violated policy by veering from prepared text to controversial topics. Reports say Walter Winchell and Drew Pearson faced censorship as editors urged reform, while Winchell in Miami urged newspapers to defend press freedom amid perceived radio restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mark Woods
Blue Network
Texis
Woods
Walter Winchell
Drew Pearson
Miami
Fla
Winchell
Pearson and Winchell
February furniture auction notices in Adrian and Haviley
Feb 15 auction sale listed northeast of Herrencia or Haviley with reference to paren Aucl. See adv or Market Page for details. Auction advertisement notes furniture items and regional sale locations in Adrian and nearby areas with market page guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian
Fred C
Paren
Americans Attack German Air Base Near Kairouan
In North Africa on February 9 Allied forces bombed the German air base near Kairouan while new Airacobra and Spitfire formations attacked the southern Tunisian front. German fighters claimed 16 Allied planes down and Italians reported heavy casualties. Allied air force said over 100 German troops were killed on the southern front. The land front yielded little news due to rain. French American planes and Lafayette Escadrille crews claimed several German aircraft. Two P-39 Aracobras joined the new battle team with Spitfires in a noted success. General De Gaulle later decorated Yugoslav commander Mihailovic with the Croix de Guerre for his efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Kairouan
Kai‘ouen
Sousse
Lafayette Escadrille
London
Charles de Gaulle
Dreja Mishaljevic
Mihailovic
Stage Set for Bitter Struggle on Farm Price Issues
Washington, Feb 10. The administration moved to block further farm price rises and prepare for a major clash with agricultural leaders and Congress. Byrnes signaled readiness to fight to preserve parity based policy, using ceilings and floors, with extra payments to cover higher production costs for crops needed in large volume. Payments could run from 30 million to 800 million dollars, replacing price increases. Major farm groups and several agricultural state lawmakers oppose the plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
James F. Byrnes
American Farm Bureau Fed 1Lioh
The
National Grange
National Co-operative Council
National Co-operative Milk Producers Federation
iTuin‘lo
Japan claims 13 Allied ships sunk in Solomons battle
The Berlin radio, via Tokyo dispatch, says thirteen Allied vessels including cruisers and torpedo boats were sunk between Feb 1 and Feb 7 southeast of Santa Isabel in the Solomons. The report, uncorroborated by other sources, cites 56 Allied planes down and 23 Japanese losses. Navy Secretary Knox says losses are moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Tokyo
Santa Isabel Island
Solomons
London
Navy
Frank Knox
Southwest Pacific
United States
Solomon Island
Shell Fragment Hits Major Bond in New Guinea Pocket
Major G. Chandler Bond of Adrian, commander in the 32nd division, describes life in an Australian hospital after wounds in New Guinea. He recalls a shell fragment that hit his pocket, barely triggering his grenade and cigaret lighter. He notes hunger, slow recovery, and hope to walk again, with updates from other unit members and officers as recovery proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
G. Chandler Bond
Adrian
Huggins
New Guinea
Commercial Savings Bank
Australia
Democrats Handed Setback in Congress
In a parliamentary test, the Democratic Party suffered a 205 to 200 setback in the House on a major amendment to a treasury post office appropriation bill. Democratic leaders pledged tighter organization and new measures to secure votes and solidify their slim majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Treasury-Post Office
Congress
House Ways and Means debated pay as you go tax reform
Washington February 10 The House Ways and Means Committee moved to expedite enactment of a pay as you go tax system for about 44 million income taxpayers. Night hearings will run to finish witness testimony and drafting current tax legislation. Chairman Doughton explored options to soften 1942 tax rates and allow 1943 collection, with possible erosion or deferment of 1942 obligations. Proposals by Rep Robertson and others discussed Roth-like exemptions and partial abatements, while treasury estimates cited potential revenue losses under various plans. The panel stressed that any plan would still require taxpayers to file returns and pay at least a quarter of 1942 taxes by March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fec
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-N.c
Propozal
Robertson
D-Va
Randolph Paul
Treasury
Marca
Clothing shortage doesn't exist. U S public advised
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown and War Production Board Chair Donald Nelson urged Americans not to overbuy clothing and declared there is no clothing shortage or need for rationing. They warned that power-buying creates temporary maldistribution, hindering those with legitimate needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
United States
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal Cleared Of All Japs
Advance report from Guadalcanal states the island is completely cleared of Japanese organized forces. General Patch said the island has been taken with no vestige of Japanese troops remaining, following a pincers maneuver by U S forces. Estimates claim 30,000 to 50,000 enemy casualties with over 1,100 planes, 72 ships sunk or likely sunk, and significant medical stores taken as booty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Alexander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Patch
William F. Halsey, Jr
U.S. Naval
Myles Browning
Halsey
Browning
Cape Esperance
Brownlie
48 Hour Week Order Boosts War Effort Across Cities
President Roosevelt ordered a general 48 hour work week as part of mobilizing manpower for 1943 war plans. The policy aims to raise weekly earnings, with overtime pay rules unchanged, and directs McNutt to tailor implementation, starting with 32 cities including Detroit. Byrnes warned the public that wartime goals demand sustained production and larger armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Detroit
Bath
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Hartford
New Britain
Conn
Portsmouth
N. H
Springfield
Mass
Buffalo
Baltimore
Hampton Roads
D. C
Akron
Dayton
Ohio
Manitojoc
Wis
Sterling
Brunswick, Ga
Charleston
S. C
Macon
James F. Byrnes
War plants and stores rush to 48 hour week order
Detroit area and Adrian plant leaders report readiness for a 48 hour work week as ordered by President Roosevelt. Many plants are already on three shifts with 48 hours, while stores show average weeks near forty hours. Officials discuss implications for war production, with a Lenawee county meeting featuring War Manpower Commission speaker John J. Thurston.
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Adrian
Roosevelt
Detroit
Michigan
Lenawee County
Court House
John J. Thurston
The
War Manpower Commission
Hard Lock & Manufacturing Company
Stubwhite-Greene Spring Company
Ordnance Plant
Fred Park
A. B. Park Company
Stigar
Dalton J. Driggs
J.C. Penney Company
Montgomery Ward
American Chain & Cable
Company, Inc
Tutors, Inc
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Reds
Bulletins
Girogi
Papua
Buna
U.S
Rep. Luce
German
Jin
Ted Franconer
Major Bond
U. S
Lansing
Kelly
Charles A. Bambeaux
Grand, Ledge
Board of Dentistry
F. Hoyt.Taylor
C. Burton Stevens
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