Registration gains steam in Lenawee County war ration rollout
In Lenawee County Adrian residents began obtaining War Ration Book No. 2 with 3 500 plus issued at the armory in a four day registration. Officials praised volunteers and outlined rules for declaring excess cans and coupon handling while noting impending March 15 pickup for those missing a day. Sales under the system start March 1 with enforcement of strict rationing and price ceilings on key vegetables and fruits.
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Adrian
Tecumseh
Fa Beller
Guy E. Nemire
Mary Betz
Armory
OPA
Lenawee County Wouldwide Tin Can Salvage Drive Announced
Lenawee county launches county wide salvage campaign to collect tin cans for war effort. Junior Chamber of Commerce and WPB officials plan eight week collection cycles with rural schools aiding farms. First pickup set March 28 in Adrian. cans prepared by washing and flattening ends.
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Lenawee County
Planus
Junior Chamber of Commerce
WPE
Junior Chamber
Richard Goff
Lenawee County Salvage Committee
WPB
Lenawee County Road Commission
E. T. Armstrong
Adrian
Roosevelt warns nations still face reverses in war
President Roosevelt warned the American public that the nation still faces reverses and misfortunes despite wartime news. He cited a fresh emergency price freeze on five vegetables and noted admiration for the Red Army's achievements while recalling Saratoga’s early optimism. The address, delivered on Washington's Birthday, followed a message to Stalin praising the Soviet Union and its sacrifices.
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Office of Price Administration
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Saratoga
Stalin
Joseph Stalin
America
Red Army
Yankee Clipper Disaster Leaves 24 Dead or Missing in Lisbon
Salvage crews search the Tagus for the Yankee clipper wreck, as 24 people remain dead or missing from the New York bound flight. Of 39 aboard, three bodies recovered yesterday and one died in hospital. Survivors number 15, with four women among the passengers saved. Captain Sullivan survived and spoke of a powerful air pocket before the crash.
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Washington
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
McKellar Bill Nears Senate Showdown on Federal Confirmations
Washington February 23 The Democratic steering committee may decide whether the Senate will consider the McKellar bill to require confirmation of federal employees earning more than 4500 a year The measure faces a judiciary committee showdown and has drawn opposition from President Roosevelt and Democratic Leader Barkley who warned of future consultations on controversial legislation The sub committee bill as amended would apply to about 33000 federal workers but may be reduced by merit promotions and would drop four year terms for appointees and tenure for higher paid workers
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Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Foreign Relief Organization
Reid warns he may need more money for highways
Fayette man dies in US 127 crash near Hudson Hillsdale County. State Highway Commissioner Lloyd Boydell warns revenues have fallen 50 percent from peacetime totals. With $6.75 million yearly in counties and only $1.44 million for road and bridge work, the department faces a potential special-session request to fund emergency resurfacing and wartime transport needs amid 800 highway workers in service.
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Charles McLaughlin
Lloyd Boyald
Fayette
Ohio
Reid
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Hudson
House
Genale
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Carl
Ways Aid Means Committee
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Highway Department
State Highway Department
Armed Services
Truck Crash Causes Fatality in Rural Intersection
A pickup veered left striking a culvert at a country road intersection. Mr. Mc Laughlin was thrown clear and fatally injured. The truck rolled about 130 feet before stopping. A Hillsdale County coroner ruled accidental death as detectives investigated the scene with sheriff's officers and state police. Funeral services arranged by Ne L H. Ward.
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Lenawee
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Gandhi Growing Weaker as Fast Continues in Detention
New Delhi reports say Mahatma Gandhi, now on day fourteen of a planned twenty one day fast protesting detention by British authorities, passed a quiet day and slept several hours though he is progressively weaker. Dispatches from Finans note Gandhi’s health decline amid the protest.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
Prayers for Gandhi's Life and Release Across India
Prayers for a long life and Gandhi's unconditional release were offered in many worship places. The Parsi community in Karachi urged the viceroy to free Gandhi to save his life for universal goodwill. Calcutta adjourned a meeting due to Gandhi's health. Students left classes to pray. London editorials urged Churchill to act morally and release Gandhi, warning India's possible outrage if he dies in detention.
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Allied Convoy Teaches Japs A Lesson
Allied convoy off Guadalcanal repelled a night torpedo attack February 17 with eight planes, shooting down five while suffering no hits. Eye witnesses described the escorting destroyers and transports evading torpedoes as Japanese planes, using tactics from prior battles, were repelled with heavy anti-aircraft fire. The report notes Tokyo’s claim of sunk ships and recalls the Chicago’s loss earlier, while detailing the convoy's evasive maneuvers and the Japanese losses.
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Allied Forces Halt Rommel Near Thala in Tunisia
Allied troops with heavy American air support checked Rommel’s thrust in central Tunisia near Thala and Kasserine, as British tanks and American armor repelled attempts to reach the Thala road junction. A Nazi column at Tebessa faced fierce American fire, with Air Force fighters and Boston bombers destroying tanks and trucks. The battle outcome remained undecided, but Axis pressure was being punished more severely than before.
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Montgomery
Two Axis U Boats Reported Sunk in Separate Oceans
The Navy announced the sinking of a German U boat in the Atlantic and a Japanese sub in the Pacific. Secretary Knox said allied losses were down recently but the submarine threat remains grave and crucial naval assets must be used. He urged continued production of destroyers and escort vessels and highlighted the effective use of planes with surface ships.
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iThe Navy
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Pacific
Knox
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Stalin Calls Red Army an Army of Avengers in War Anniversary
In a February 23 address from Moscow, Premier Joseph Stalin hailed the Red Army on its 25th anniversary as an army of avengers. He warned of no second front in Europe and stated the army bears the war’s weight, claiming 4,000,000 Germans killed in 20 months. He urged a fight to the death against invaders, noting German forces are weakening but not yet defeated.
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Russia
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Red Army
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Soviet Union
Quotas on Wheat Marketing Quotas Suspended by Wickard
Washington Feb 23 Secretary of Agriculture Wickard suspended AAA marketing quotas on wheat to ensure adequate supplies for food and livestock. The order affects 1942 crop quotas and 1943 quotas, removing penalties on excess wheat held in storage and allowing overplanting with continued eligibility for wheat loans and benefit payments.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
AAA
Price ceilings set for five vegetables in emergency order
Washington report notes about 95 percent of food on American tables now under government price control after an emergency order to curb scare buying of fresh vegetables. The Office of Price Administration fixed price levels on five major produce items including tomatoes, green and waxed beans, carrots, cabbage, and peas following a week of freezing unofficial prices and crop damage concerns.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Vessels Sub Victims in North Atlantic War Loss
Washington Feb 23 America endures its worst wartime sea disaster with more than 850 dead or missing after two passenger cargo ships were torpedoed in the North Atlantic. Navy notes suggest swift sinks and winter seas halted lifeboats as crews and war workers vanished. authorities withheld ship names. A Cleveland report from Feb 23 adds eyewitness detail of frozen bodies in lifeboats and a lone signalman recounting the scene.
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Washington
Amerlica
North Atlantic
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Robert Welkart
Weikart
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Audacious Move Hinted By British Report
Bern dispatch cites Nazi aerial reconnaissance over England suggesting an English attack at the eve of an audacious move. The source notes large port preparations and intensified road traffic as signs, with German authorities resuming air raids on Britain.
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House naval committee backs work or resign wartime plant policy
Washington dated Feb 23 report notes the House naval committee approves a work or quit principle for war plant employees. It cites that plant workers are laid off to an extent harming the war effort due to unspecified causes, urging steadier, more reliable labor to win the war.
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