Lenawee Sheriff seeks deputy, 10 percent pay raise
Sheriff Roscoe Scott asked the Lenawee board of supervisors for one full-time deputy and a 10 percent pay increase for all deputies due to long hours and expanded work from the national defense program. The board took no action. Current force includes seven with salaries of 125 dollars monthly for full-time and 50 dollars for part-time. Scott proposed a county force of 110 special deputies to serve in emergencies without pay, with each supervisor appointing a township deputy who selects three more locals. He noted two deputies are tied to patrol duty and urged an additional full-time man.
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National Defense Program
Roscoe Scott
Lenawee Board of Supervisors
Scott
New Inen
Tom
Board of Supervisors
John C. Howell
Ralph Tew
New Lenawee County
Howell
Tew
Adrien
Adrian
Lawrence M. Duncan
Adrian War Relief Fund Surpasses City Quota
Adrian’s Red Cross War Relief drive shows 57,722.95 raised today with the city quota at 5,000 over subscribed by 2,722.96 as funds continue to arrive. Roy McPhail urges groups to deliver by tomorrow. S. F. Rost extends county deadline to January 30.
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Adrian
Red Cross
Kappa Kappa Epsilon Sorority
Roy McPhail
S. F. Rost
Adrien
Chinese Press Criticizes Allies Over Far East War
The Chinese press assailed British and American reinforcements in the Far East, criticizing Malaya for lacking vision and determination. Sao Tsi Pao warned that if Japan seizes Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, counteroffensives will be harder for the Allies. Ta Kung Pao urged Russia to strike Vladivostok before Japan acts, warning of a Pacific lake under Japanese control.
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Pacific
Malaya
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Pearl Harbor
Philippines
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Netherlands East Indies
America
Britain
Dutch East Indies
Russia
Vladivostok
Alaska
American Bombers Attack Naval Forge Near Tara Kan
American bombers supporting Dutch Indies forces attacked a Japanese naval force near Tara Kan, with two Japanese fighters destroyed and the planes returning undamaged. Army bulletins say Mindanao and Jolo bases may support Malaya and Indies drives while MacArthur defends the Philippine theater against testing offensives. Casualties were light for Americans and Filipinos despite heavy Japanese losses.
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Netherlands Indies
Tarakan
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Borneo
Mindanao
Luzon
Jolo
Sulu
Malaya
Netherlands East Indies
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World War II developments sweep Asia and Europe
General waven establishes HQ in the Dutch East Indies and launches counter blows against Japanese invaders. Dutch forces push on at Sarawek frontier while warplanes strike Tarakan. British jungle fighters form a widening front near Singapore as tunnels bridges and roads are blown. Singapore casualties total 55. American bombers sink two Japanese warships off the Dutch Indies. MacArthur’s defense repels two Japanese assaults with heavy casualties. Russians report advances toward Kharkov and near Moscow. Red Army cavalry attacks in Crimea. Tokyo says Lexington class carrier hit west of Hawaii and hospital ship Al Jeges sunk by U S submarine.
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Dutch East Indies
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Sarawek
Tarakan
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Dutch Indies
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Leningrad
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Minahassa Rel
Gion
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Leke Tondano
Menado
Sarawak
Dutch Borneo
Charles Vyner Brooke
Ternate
Tandjoeng Deban
Rhio Archipelago
Pan American talks hit obstacles before first session
At Rio de Janeiro Argentina shows reluctance to commit to military alliances and acts of belligerency while Ecuador insists on a binding boundary settlement with Peru before wider talks. Central American and Caribbean nations push a unified anti Axis war plan, with Dominican Republic backing a Racis resolution.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Pan-American Conference of
Argentina
Ecuador
Peru
Buenos Aires J
Ramon S. Castillo
Guinazu
Tobar Donoso
Wavell Aboard In Indies as Dutch Fight Invaders
Dutch Indies forces engage Japanese on the Sarawak frontier and near Lake Tondano in Celebes as Allied air forces strike Balikpapan Tarakan and southern Philippines bases. Sir Archibald Wavell and Gen George Brett arrive with staffs to direct operations, while reports confirm air and ground combat with Dutch suffering minimal own losses.
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Nel
Netherlands Indies
Sarawak
Borneo
Lake Tondano
Cerebes
Archibald P. Vavell
Southwest
Pacific
George Brett
U.S. Army Air Corps
Bohn Plant Election Set for January 22
Work forces at Bohn Aluminum and Magnesium Fabricators plants in Adrian will vote January 22 on union representation.Election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board after talks among management and three unions, with eligibility for employees on payroll December 20.
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Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corporation
Magnesium Fabricators
Adrian
National Labor Relations Board
Magnesium & Aluminum Workers
Uaw-Afl
Uaw-Cio
George C. Halverson
NDRB
Detroit
Japanese claim U S aircraft carrier Lexington hit west of Hawaii
Tokyo reports imperial headquarters says a Japanese submarine scored two torpedo hits on a United States carrier of the Lexington type west of Hawaii. The Lexington and Saratoga, 33,000 tons, carried 2,122 officers and men. total vessel cost over 45 million dollars each. The submarine commander could not confirm sinking due to diving to evade counterattack, but believed the ship had sunk after two large explosions.
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Tokyo
United States
Hawwaii
Lexington
Saratoga
U. S
Washington
Imperial Headquarters
British cabinet reshuffle tied to war management and Rommel pressure
January 14 reports from Cairo and London describe a cabinet reshuffle amid war criticisms. British officials say progress against Rommel’s forces south of El Akeila and Libyan-Egyptian frontier could prompt a London return for Prime Minister Churchill. Possible appointment to replace Lord Beaverbrook looms, with Col. John L. Llewellin among likely successors. Prisoners exceed 350, most Germans. Salum and Halfazya front positions cited in bombardment plans to aid allied supply.
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el Acheila
Cairo
Egypt
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Lord Beaverbrook
Halfayal
Washing Pass
Salum
Halfazya
Sahan
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John L. Llewellin
Ministry of Supply and Aircraft Production
Stories of German Unrest Labeled By Knox as Spurious
Secretary of the Navy Knox said reports of unrest in Germany are false and propaganda to undermine U S war effort. He noted most stories originate in German-controlled areas and warned they aim to blunt urgency and resolve guiding the U S war push.
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Washington
Navy
Germany
America
British withdraw to narrow Malay neck amid destruction
RearGuard lines retreat toward the peninsula’s narrowest point as British forces destroy facilities likely used by the advancing Japanese. Singapore reports air raids, casualties, and RAF strikes targeting air bases and ports as the front tightens toward Seremban and along the railway to Singapore.
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Associated Press
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Seremiban
Negri Sembilan State
Twas
Seremban
Muar River
Ministry of Information
Japanese Suffer Heavy Losses Before Changsha
Chinese high command reports 23,000 Japanese corpses on North Hunan battlefields since the Changsha campaign began. Spokesmen estimate total Japanese casualties at 45,000 to 50,000. Today's statement also says 3,900 Japanese troops attacked Chinese positions west of Canton in Kwangtung, with no progress details given.
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China
Hunan
Changsha
Canton
Kwangtung
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Mother and three children die in Dearborn Township fire
Detroit dated January 14 reports Mrs Ma bel Tardiff aged 26 and her three youngsters perished when a frame house burned in Dearborn township. Neighbors found the blaze at 4 am and smoke blocked rescue attempts. The mother and two younger children were found near the kitchen door. another daughter died in bed. Auction notices follow.
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Detroit
Jan
Mabel Tardiff
Dearborn Township
Dotty Jean
William Joseph
Moscow Front in Motion as Red Army Gains Edge
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army broke German lines near Gorakhovo 57 miles east of Mozhaisk, signaling the Moscow front in motion. Simultaneously German positions around Mozhaisk and Kirov face renewed pressure as Soviet troops advance and Cavalry units push toward the Black Sea area.
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Kirov
Moscow
Smolensk
Nort
Bryansk
Lyudinove
War Production Chief Set To Run All Industry Efforts
Washington January 14 President Roosevelt named Donald M Nelson to head a unified production drive for the war effort and warned he will shake up the defense set up if needed. Nelson becomes a single czar to mirror World War I efficiency and push bulk industrial output toward victory. The move marks a shift of focus toward American industry as key to defeating the Axis in the Pacific and Europe.
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Donald M. Nelson
New War Production Board
Nelson
Malayan
Netherlands Indies
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Jery
OPM
Bulletin
America
Army
Navy
Hitler
Associated Press
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von Hindenburg
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Econtral
Ms. Roosevelt
Michigan counties prepare civilian protection corps training
The state defense council directs 43 Michigan counties and 106 local defense councils to train between 75 000 and 100 000 already enrolled in civilian protective services amid wartime mobilization. In Burma officials announce more anti aircraft reinforcements arrive and ground personnel for aircraft join them. In New York a private J Louis Barrow is inducted at Camp Upton with about 400 to 500 other selectees beginning a 13 week basic training under Col Howland Srenizer.
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Lansing
State Defense Council
Michigan
Yaphank
Louis
U. S. Army
J. Louis Barrow
Joe
Col
How
An Srenizer
Camp Upton
Lone Post
Tireless Driver Takes Charge of War Industry
President Roosevelt appointed Don ald M. Nelson to lead the American war production effort. He warns of hard years ahead, frames the drive as a life and death struggle, and urges every worker and machine to contribute to a full mobilization beyond traditional WPA ideas.
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Janis Pia
Donald M. Nelson
Valley Forge
Roosevelt
Nelson
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