Germans Hurl All Available Tanks Into Donets Battle
In a fierce Donets basin clash near Kramatorsk Russia repelled counter-attacks as Germany poured tanks into assaults. Soviet reports say losses mounted on German infantry and armor while Russian forces held the line and advanced near Kharkov.
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Associated Press
London
Donets
Russia
Hitler
Kramatorsk
Norhwest
Rostov
Soviet Information Bureau
Voroshilovgrad
Senate weighs cutting armed service expansion by millions
Washington February 27 a Senate investigating committee probes trimming armed service expansion by one to three million men arguing targets for 1943 military armament and food production may exceed manpower. Army deputy chief of staff warns reducing the Army goal by two million would heighten war loss risk. War Manpower Chief Paul V McNutt to be consulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Paul V. McNutt
Purple Heart Posthumously Awarded to Harald Tucker
Mary Irene Tucker of Ann Arbor has been notified by the War Department that her husband Sergeant Harald Tucker of Company B 126th Infantry was killed in action December 2 1942 in New Guinea and awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. He was 24, a Britton High School graduate, and formerly employed at Tecumseh Products. He served in the 32nd Division, trained at Camps Beauregard Livingston and Fort Devens before going overseas. He was married to Mary Irene Hartman in Boston on April 2 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Irene Tucker
West Hureh Street
Ann Arbor
Harold
War Department
Tucker
Beauregard
Livingston
Louisiana
Fort Devens
Mass
Britton High School
Tecumseh Products Company
Mary Irene Hartman
Boston
War At A Glance Across The Theaters Of World War II
Anglo American air offensives hit German targets including Cologne and Nuernberg while daylight blows strike Wilhelms Haven and Dunkirk. In Tunisia Rommel pressures Allied lines near Kasserine as Mareth town nears with Montgomery nearing the south bank. In New Guinea Allied airmen target Japanese airfields and ships, Burma raids hit Minbya and Rathedaung.
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Hytle
Hitler
RAF
Cologne
Wilhelmshaven
Dunkirk
Nuernberg
France
Tunisia
Rommel
Kasserine
Montgomery
Mareth
Tunis-Bizerte
New Guinea
New Britain
Burma
Minbya
Rathedaung
Two Shopping Methods Face Buyers With Cash or Points
The article explains two methods of shopping under point rationing for canned goods. Cash shopping depends on family budget while point shopping relies on stamps left. Officials say the point system will reduce waste and encourage planned meals despite initial confusion.
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OPA
Plans For Ridgeway School Considered Amid War Ration Talk
The Ridgeway district faces school reorganization after a fire, with 55 pupils to be housed in two temporary sites while 39 lower and 16 upper grade students adjust. Rationing and gardening shifts press families toward home food production as shortages prompt careful point counting and reduced impulse buying.
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Ridgeway
Armhall
Strong
Britton
Lillian Dibble
Ridgeway Public Library
E.pitchfork
T. Armstrong
Dodo
David Platt
Theltn Max
Allied pressure tightens along 3b mile front near Kasserine
Allied forces press Rommel along a 36 mile front from Kasserine towards Gafsa as Axis withdrawals continue. British and American troops advance past Kasserine Pass while Luftwaffe and Italian air and transport targets are hit.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Kasserine Pass
Kasserine
Rommel
Yor Arnim
Gafsa
London News Chronicle
Daily Mail
Sheila
Feriana
Yhala
London
Mareth Line
Eighth Army
Sheitla
Gabes
Red Cross Drive For 30000 Begins In Lenawee Monday
Lenawee county Red Cross War Fund workers will start a house-to-house canvass Monday to reach a 30000 quota. Led by Fred P. Wood and Lyle K. Johnson, local chairmen organized township by township teams. The campaign features neighborhood War Clubs, the Vickys group, and business and labor canvassing across Adrian Blissfield Hudson Morenci and Tecumseh. A paper lapel tag replaces the metal button, with stickers for contributors. Roosevelt Eisenhower and Nimitz will open the drive in a 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. radio broadcast, joined by Norman H. Davis.
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Red Cross War Fund
Lenawee County
Fred P. Wood
War Fund
Lyle K. Johnson
J Adrian
Wood
Johnson
Vickys
Adrian
Blissfield
Hudson
Morenci
Tecunseh
Claude Porter
H. J. Daley
Russell McAfee
A. D. Billings
Arthur
Red Cross
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. W. Nimitz
Eisenhower
North Africa
Nimitz
Pacific Battle Area
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Ridgeway School Board Discusses Building Plans
Ridgeway school board led by president Vern Thomas and secretary Mrs Glenn Jones holds meeting. They announced the current year will end May 21 per Mrs Armstrong and consider a new building but will not finalize plans without state department approval.
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Miles
Ridgeway
Vern Thomas
Glenn Jones
Clifford Southard
Warren Behham
Albert Filter
Armstrong
State Department
End of Processed Food Registration Stirs Households
Washington reports canned goods ration registration ended nationwide with heavy participation and warnings to keep meal tickets. OPA says distribution of over 120 million ration books proceeded smoothly, apart from weather delays in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Some families stocked cans beyond limits, sparking questions on coupon refunds and possible new rules for trading excess coupons.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Slaughter of Dairy Cows Debate in Michigan Meeting
At a Farm Security Administration meeting led by Jerry Mandigo, dairymen buyers and truckers discussed a government program to boost milk supply and curb dairy cow slaughter. Officials note Michigan’s dairy cattle remain high. a livestock check aims to restock Europe postwar. The plan targets culling, with heightened demand from lend-lease and military needs, and England has ordered 1,000,000 dairy stock after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Mandigo
Farm Security Administration
Michigan
Mandigo
Livingston
Ingham
Huron
RAF and U S raids batter Ruhr and Wilhelmshaven
Allied air forces carried out heavy bombing raids on Wilhelmshaven and Cologne amid a broader assault on western Germany. American bombers faced strong fighter opposition with seven planes reported lost, as RAF strikes hit Dunkirk and Cherbourg Peninsula targets, including Rennes rail yards and a naval depot.
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Associated Press
London
Cologne
Rhineland
United States
Wilhelmshaven
Air Ministry
Germany
Fighter Command
France
Dunkirk
Nuerenberg
Europe
England
Cherbourg
Rennes
Allied airmen strike Japanese merchant vessel at Wewak harbor
Allied HQ reports direct hit and two near misses on a Japanese merchantman in Wewak harbor New Guinea with 500 pound bombs. Bombers also damaged a supply ship near Fowell Point New Britain as part of wide range attacks on enemy shipping and bases.
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Australia
Wewak
New Guinea
New Britain
Fowell Point
Gladwin Hill
Gasmata
New
England
Britain
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Maj
Joseph Preston
Elgin
Minn
United States
Revolt Develops in Labor Board Ranks
Washington February 27 wartime labor clash deepens as War Labor Board faces internal strife with AFL and CIO members criticizing dictation from Stabilization Director James Byrnes. Board member Taylor accused of distorting the Little Steel formula. Boeing Seattle workers seek 35 cent starting wage.
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Washington
War Labor Board
CIO
R. J. Thomas
George W. Taylor
United Auto Workers
Taylor
Boeing Aircraft Company
Seattle
Wash
WLE
Gandhi condition reported unchanged in Poona fast
Bombay February 27 government bulletin on Mohandas K. Gandhi notes very little change in his condition on the 18th day of a two day fast seeking his unconditional release from internment at Poona. It says he is somewhat apathetic and not very cheerful.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Poona
Bulletin
Investigation Of American Shipments To Spain Sought
Lawmakers pressed for a probe into American shipments to Spain amid claims the program helps keep Spain neutral while routing vital war materials away from Axis hands. Officials said oil for Spain came from the Caribbean, not U.S. production, and that shipments aim to prevent Axis access. Several senators urged inquiry, while others questioned the economic impact of large exports.
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Spain
Washix Gills
Feo
Barcelona
U. S
Carlton K. H. Hayes
America
State Department
Caribbean
United States
Ressell
D-Ga
Wheeler
D-Mont
Hitler
Hayes
Atlantic Seaboard
Russell
Congress
Ion
Reynolds
Germany
Italy
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Purple Heart
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Fifth Avenue
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Lenawee
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