Record smashing war bill passes House in sweeping vote
The House approved a record $52,070,901,900 war appropriation by 371 to 0, sending the measure to the Senate. The bill funds immediate and long term production, with emphasis on ordnance, lend-lease, and merchant marine expansion as Axis powers threaten this spring. Leaders urged rapid action, warning a spring crisis demands ready supplies.
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Navy recreates fire spark to bolster accident theory
At Brooklyn Navy Yard investigators set up a steel column and replaced the same work crew and materials used on the Normandie. A torch operator reignites sparks near burlap wrapped life preservers, flame bursts quickly, mirroring the 1930s blaze and supporting the accident cause over sabotage.
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English rationing system described by Mrs Cole
In a letter from Harpenden Hertfordshire, Mrs E Cole explains England's rationing. Each adult has three books a main ration book a supplement book and a points book. Rations include two ounces of butter six ounces of margarine and lard two ounces of cheese four ounces of sugar two ounces of eggs per month two pints of milk weekly with doctor’s orders possible more. A point system lets shoppers spend monthly points at any store until exhausted.
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Hertsfordshire
London
Firemen pay plan discussed for Adrian department
Lengwee Rural Fire Protective Association weighs a $3,000 pay to add two men to Adrian fire department. A committee of township supervisors and city officials will meet with the Adrian city commission to decide, amid strong support for expanded staffing due to new construction and rising rural calls. Twenty rural calls last year cost $292. eight on duty firefighters service the department with three moonlighting for rural incidents. Attendees included supervisors from Madison, Fairfield, Raisin, Palmyra, Rome, Dover, and Franklin townships, with 35 people present.
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Aluminum strikers reach peace terms at Detroit plant
Aluminum Workers of America CIO presented settlement terms to about 9 800 workers at the Aluminum Company of America Detroit plant after a second walkout in 72 hours disrupted aircraft parts and war material output. Work would resume if ratified as union and firm negotiate a new contract amid dissatisfaction with progress.
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Lee J. Scroggie Company
Lenawee County Draft Registry Totals 3102 Men Registered
Lenawee draft board reported to selective service headquarters at Lansing that 3102 men registered in the county on Monday. Enrollment was about 1000 under the expected figure as some individuals failed to register. About 1190 registrants were in Adrian and roughly 2000 countywide with late additions being added at the armory.
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Michigan Maintains Co Ed Night Hours Despite Protest
Ann Arbor February 18. The University of Michigan upheld its co ed night rules with a 12 36 AM curfew for women on Fridays and Saturdays. The League Council met in closed session and unanimously voted to defend the hours adopted last week despite petitions and protests.
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Defense Council To Study Salvage in Adrian
The Adrian civil defense council will meet Thursday night at 7 30 at city hall to discuss and arrange a definite salvage program. The public and salvage supporters are urged to attend.
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U S Shores Can Be Bombed Warns President
Allied reports from Batavia and Soerabaja indicate American fighters and bombers struck Japanese forces in Sumatra while Dutch defense downed several enemy bombers. A US squadron claimed hits near Palembang as Dutch bombers shot two Japanese planes. The Caribbean base hint remains unconfirmed as the war widens in the southwest Pacific.
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British Win Battle in Mediterranean
London reports British planes and warships protected convoy movements in the Mediterranean. Five merchant ships were lost, but the rest reached destinations safely amid enemy losses including two cruisers and a destroyer, with one cruiser left burning. Operations occurred Feb 13 to 16, with several enemy aircraft shot down.
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Reds Near Old Polish Border It Is Reported
Moscow reports fighting on the Russian front with offensive battles and advance. A Stockholm dispatch says a Russian corps with six Polish divisions is about 50 miles from the old Polish frontier on a momentum drive into White Russia. The Information Bureau notes minor gains in Leningrad, central, and southwest sectors with guerrilla and frontline actions.
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Dutch Official Urges Offensive Action in War
Lieut. Governor Hubertus van Mook of the Netherlands East Indies urged the United Nations to take the offensive. He warned that constant retreat could lead to a position where the Allies lose the war and said the Dutch will fight as long as possible in the Indies. He spoke in Sydney after arriving from the United States, where he discussed Pacific cooperation with Washington officials. He cautioned about fighting alone for so long that defeat could carry broader consequences.
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Washington
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Filipino sergeant earns congressional Medal of Honor for bravery
Jose Calugas, a mess sergeant with the Philippine Scouts, receives the Congressional Medal of Honor after rescuing a battery gun position near Culis in Batten province on January 16, 1942. He led a volunteer squad across shell-swept ground to restore fire as Japanese artillery battered the position.
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MacArthur’s Troops Bombed Heavily in Bataan Assault
War Department communiqué reports new enemy air units over Philippine lines in Bataan with heavy bombing of troops and refugee camps. Artillery fire from Cavite Shore intensifies as Japanese troop ships land at Subic Bay and Olongapo. In Cabcaben camp, 38 women and children killed, 13 women and 9 children wounded in latest bombing. no casualties reported in second raid. In India, Maharajah of Rewa relieved temporarily of administrative duties amid suspected criminal offenses.
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President Roosevelt to deliver radio address next Monday night
President Roosevelt plans a nationwide radio address at 10 p.m. Eastern War Time next Monday after compiling data for the first draft in the White House. He will meet only Sumner Welles for a brief appointment and stay in quarters to begin the address.
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White House
Chinese forces invade Thailand near Chiangmai amid Burma front fighting
CBS reports from Rangoon quoted by the all-India radio say Chinese troops crossed into Thailand toward Chiangmai, 200 miles north of Bangkok, as heavy fighting rages along the Bilin River in Burma. Japanese forces reportedly crossed the Bilin with night boat crossings while Gurkha troops counterattacked to hold the line.
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War warns of possible attacks as U S shore defenses tighten
Feb 18 report notes a presidential warning that U S shores could face shelling or bombing while a Caribbean U boat base rumor circulates. In contrast a damaged Shaw destroyer, once listed lost at Pearl Harbor, arrived on the West Coast after a 2000 mile repair voyage and is being reconditioned for active service. The president critiqued press rumor and overseas policy amid war anxieties.
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Navy tanker E A Blum damaged off Atlantic coast
Late bulletins report the tanker E A Blum damaged off the Atlantic coast on Monday February 16. The Navy gave no details on how the damage was inflicted or its extent. A senior American officer is feared dead after a British air crash near southeast England.
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