Auto Industry to be Converted to War Production
The outline of a drastic automobile rationing plan was unveiled to 200 manufacturers and union chiefs as plans for converting the four billion dollar auto industry to war production began. A list of over five billion dollars in military orders was prepared for presentation, with details to follow. Notable industry leaders and top officials attended, including Edsel Ford, E Wilson, Paul Hoffman, and Halliburton? officials. Union leaders from the UAW and AFL groups were present, signaling coordinated wartime measures across manufacturing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leon Henderson
OPM
Henry Stimson
Robert P. Patterson
Automotive Advisory Committee
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Co. E. Wilson
General Motors
Paul G. Hoffman
Howard Thompson
Afl-Uaw
Earl Melton
AFI International Association of Machinists
Boris Shishkin
AFL
Army
Navy
Temperatures Plunge Across Michigan Below Zero
A severe cold wave grips Michigan with subzero readings across the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Escanaba hits 15 below, Sault Ste Marie 14 below, Marquette 5 below, and Detroit records a subzero night for the first time in nearly two years. Snow and poor driving conditions appear in several cities.
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Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Escanaba
Sault Ste. Marie
Fedruary
Detroit
Flint
Battle Creek
Muskegon
Grand Rapids
Grand Haven
Ludington
Benton Harbor
Hmus O5
Lower Peninsula
Jackson
Oowaossa
Lansing
Kalamazoo
Saginaw
Ann Arbor
Bay City
54-Year-Old Factory Worker Held After Assault Attempt
A 54-year-old Ad rian factory worker was arrested after a frantic search on the city’s east side for a man believed to have abducted a six year old girl. Harry Grewahn of the Adrian Fire Department spotted the child with the suspect and helped bring him to the parents for police custody. The girl was examined and found to have only minor bruises and cold exposure. Police continue the investigation into the attempted assault at a local residence.
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Adrian
Ynan
Blissfield
Harry Grewahn
Grevahn
East Maple Avenue
British Retreat in Malaya Tests Singapore Defenses
British forces fall back from positions below Ipoh on the Malaya peninsula as confidence grows in a unified Far Eastern command under General Wavell. China may send troops to aid Malaya, while Maj. Gen. George Brett is named deputy supreme commander to bolster Allied air power in the region.
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United Nations
Archibald Wavell
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England
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Henry Pownall
Britain
Washington
China
Thomas C Hart
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Wavell
Chieng Kai-Shek
Thailand
Indo-China
George H
Chiang Kai-Shek
Brett
United States
Singapore
Ipoh
Ma- Tayan
United Forces
Archibald P. Wavell
Burma
Chiang Kai- Shek
London
Malaya
George H. Brett
U. S. Army Air Corps
Africa
Mid-Lune East
Tire rationing begins in Lenawee County
The federal tire rationing program starts today with application forms sent to five local committees in Adrian Tecumseh Blissfield Morenci and Hudson. Applicants must have tires inspected by a qualified dealer and obtain approval from two rationing members before receiving a purchase certificate.
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Robert B. King
Lenawee County
Adrian
Tecumseh
Blissfield
Morenci
Hudson
Lenawee
Word Lansing
Red Cross Funds Go Directly to War Relief Drive
Local Red Cross officials stress that every cent raised in Lenawee county goes to war relief and no salary is paid to officers or workers. The nationwide drive totals 50 million dollars under President Roosevelt, with Lenawee's quota set at 10 600 dollars. Page 2 continues.
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Red Cross
Lenawee County
Roosevelt
American Red Cross
Adrian Churches Raise 304 Dollars for Red Cross Fund
Three Adrian churches collected 304.16 for the Red Cross War Relief Fund. Presbyterian receipts totaled 104.16 while Methodist and Baptist each reported 100. Alan Taylor said similar drives would occur in other city churches next week. They hoped to reach the city’s 5,000 quota, with about 2,000 raised so far. Stearns Manufacturing employees donated 110. Solicitation continues in business districts and other factories as Red Cross officials anticipate stronger momentum after holidays.
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Red Cross War Relief Fund
Adrian
Roy MacPhail
Presbyterian
Red Cross
Alan Taylor
Tovey
Russell McAfee
Harald Sherman
Red
Stearns Manufacturing Corporation
Belev Recaptured West of the Oka in Red Army Drive
Moscow reports a Red Army south of Moscow thrust driving Germans back 160 miles from their water mark along the Oka river. Belev recaptured after heavy German losses, with Borovsk and Mozhaisk strategic threats noted. Russians claim widespread gains and encirclement pressure on German forces near Kaluga and Bryansk as battles continue on multiple fronts.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Belev
Oka River
Gerce
Kaluga
Beyansk
Tula
Borovsk
Mozhaisk
CBS
Bryansk
Oka
Crimea
Red Fleet
Roosevelt to present state of the union to Congress
President Roosevelt will deliver his annual address to Congress in person in joint session, outlining a budget with $15 to $18 billion sought for Army and Navy and a plan to boost war spending toward $50 billion annually by mid-1943. The session follows White House talks with leaders and signals on price control and daylight saving clock powers.
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Roosevelt
Congress
State of the Union
Senate
House
77Th Congress
Army
Navy
White House
Wallace
Rayburn
MacCormack
Barkley
Bir
Grand Alliance of Nations
Whites Harshly Treated by Japanese in Manila
The War Department reports Japanese forces in the Philippines inflicted especially harsh treatment on American civilians in Manila and discriminated against all white residents. Queries arise whether Swiss channels will be used to secure better conditions for U.S. citizens in the islands. General MacArthur notes reports of discrimination by occupying Japanese, contrasting with the gentler handling of Japanese civilians by American troops.
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Philippines
Manila
War Department
State Department
United States
Switzerland
Japan
Domei
Tokyo
London
Imperial High Command
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Battered Body Of French Official Found Near Paris
The battered body of Yves Perringaux, chief secretary to Interior Minister Pierre Pucheu, was found along the rail line between Paris and Troyes in German occupied France. Initial Berlin broadcasts claimed two deaths but later said only Perringaux was killed. He was linked to Jacques Doriot and had risen from secretary of industrial production to chief secretary in the Vichy regime.
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France
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Pierre Puchen
Paris
Troyes
Berlin
Perringaux
Puchen
Cwhether Perringsex
Puchell
Perringsex
Fiambion-Gouaix
Perringaux T
Jacques Dor
Iot
Pycheu
Te cumseh Woman Shot by Adopted Son in Family Quarrel
Mrs. Ed ward Marks, 40, was hospitalized with a shoulder wound after her 13 year old adopted son Richard Deer allegedly shot at her with a .32 caliber revolver during a domestic dispute at their Tecumseh home. The boy is in the county jail and juvenile authorities will handle the case with Prosecutor L. J. Hammond assisting the investigation.
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Dilestar
Setegram Tecumseh
Edward Marks
Tecumseh
Richard Deer
Marks
L. J. Hammond
February 16 Set as Registration Date for All Men 20 to 44
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation fixing February 16 as the registration date for all men aged 20 to 44 who have not registered. The move aims to mobilize workers for war efforts, with later registration for 45 to 63 to be exempt or assigned duties. Local draft boards will speed up classification, aided by volunteers, to enroll about 25 million more men. US Congress indicated 17.5 million already enrolled, and registrants may train as fire wardens, air raid spotters, or emergency police. A new questionnaire will help boards assess qualifications.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Lisble
Congress
Paris Faces 5 PM Curfew After anti Nazi Incidents
Paris imposed a 5 p m curfew on cafes and public places after anti Nazi incidents in Paris and Brest as Berlin radio reported. No casualties were reported and damage was minor. Relations between French and Germans darkened, with Brest court suspended during an inaugural council ceremony.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Atlantic
Brest
Berlin
Stockholm
Germany
Nantes
Bordeaux
Strike threat ends in Hillsdale municipal plants
Hillsdale city council, in a special morning session called by Mayor Richard J. Schmidt, ratified a resolution raising wage scales and improving work practices, vacations, sick leave, and safety features for employees of the municipally owned light and water plants. Two council members were absent due to illness. the remaining six voted unanimously.
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Hillsdale
Jan. S
Richard J. Schmidt
Pincer movement fails Japanese attack repulsed in Philippines
January 3 report from the War Department states General MacArthur's Philippine army repulsed a two-pronged Japanese assault with heavy losses, at least 700 enemy dead. The failed pincer aimed to trap defenders, then an additional frontal strike on Corregidor.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Corregidor
Far East
Philippines
Burma
Rangoon
Japan
South Pacific
Thailand
Indo China
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Pacific
Japanese Defeat in China Reported at Changsha
Reports from Chungking say Japan suffered a catastrophic debacle in three assaults on Changsha Hunan capital with about 52 000 casualties across three attacks. Chinese high command says 30 000 Japanese killed or wounded yesterday around the silk and rice center. Japanese statements claim occupation of Changsha but Hankow dispatches warn the city may not be held permanently as Chinese resistance continues.
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China
Japan
Changsha
Hunan
Ine
Domei
Hankow
Immigration Board backs canceling Bridges deportation
The Board of Immigration Appeals recommended cancellation of deportation proceedings against Harry Bridges, a west coast labor leader, in a unanimous 4 to 0 decision. The ruling reversed Judge Charles B. Sears’s earlier recommendation after three months of testimony in San Francisco. The final decision rests with Attorney General Francis Biddle.
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Jan
Board of Immigration Appeals
Harry Bridges
Charles B. Sears
San Francisco
Francis Biddle
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