Ireland greets new AEF attack on battered fleet sails in
Seaweary United States soldiers, the second AEF unit, land in Northern Ireland after an Atlantic crossing under U S and British ships protection. Camps built by American technicians house several thousand troops in sturdy insulated huts. Offhand, officials describe the arrival as orderly with veterans of World War I mixing with draftees and new recruits from maneuvers.
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Associated Press
AEF
Northern Ireland
United States
Atlantic
U. S&s
London
Two Men Added to Adrian Fire Department
At a weekly city commission meeting Adrian votes to add Ezra Brock and Oren MacQueen to the fire department on probation at five dollars monthly for six months, then 135 dollars monthly. The panel approves paying 120 dollars rent for the airport property on Division Street to Frank D. McKey plus 56.56 township taxes. A four inch Lowe Avenue water main installation cost is approved, and the city pledges job security for city and police department members who join the armed forces.
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Ezra Brock
Oren MacQueen
Adrian Fire Department
Adrian
Division Street
Frank D. McKey
Lowe Avenue
Trent
Grate Streets
Louis F. Germond
Red Army Retakes Villages Amid Fierce Fighting
The Associated Press reports Moscow says Red Army troops recaptured a number of villages and towns with heavy enemy losses. The Russian info bureau notes continued westward advance at night with no details, citing 1,840 German casualties on the southern front and hints of looming actions near Rzhev Velikiye Luki Velikie Luki and Donets Basin pressure on Orel Belgorod as reports suggest major moves toward the Latvian frontier.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Amy
London
Rzhev
Upper Volga
Velikie Luki
Orel
Belgorod
Donets
Americans Down 2 Japanese Planes
Two American pursuit planes shot down two Japanese dive bombers and disabled a third in the Philippines within the last 24 hours. General MacArthur reported two motor torpedo boats engaged a formation, hitting three dive bombers. Major General James F. Chaney took command of all US Army forces in the United Kingdom, including the Northern Ireland arrival under Major General Russell P. Hartle.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Department
James F. Chaney
London
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Russell P. Hartle
Deep-Test Well Near Deerfield Rekindles Interest in Oil Fields
Deerfield oil fields eyed for a rich petroleum source as a 3500 to 4000 foot deep test well nears completion. Detroit contractor Richard Hall reports progress from 2800 feet and expects final fishing in two weeks. Local operators note two flowing wells nearby and consider them signs of a larger pool in the St. Peter layer beneath the surface.
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Deerfield
Richard Hall
Detroit
St. Peter's
Neighbborhod
Hall
Distinguished Service Cross for Lt. Marshall J. Anderson
Oklahoma City native Lieut. Marshall J. Anderson was killed January 19 after bailing from a crippled plane. He previously led a Jan. 17 mission against superior Japanese forces, shooting down an observation plane and harrying bombers and a truck convoy before perishing when his parachute was riddled and bullets struck him as he hung in the air. The War Department announced the DSC award posthumously.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Marshall J. Anderson
Anderson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lieut. Anderson
Lieut
McArthur
Norris urges unified defense command
Senator Norris calls for a single defense department to oversee army navy and air force, blaming Congress for war department split and urging top down unified command. Report notes improving US strength in the Pacific and a briefing by Maj. Gen. H H Arnold to a Senate subcommittee. Auction notice included for Jan 30 near Adrian Line and Linehan.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Navy
Defense Department
Norris
Ind-Neb
South Pacific
Congress
Pearl Harbor
War
Navy Departments
Airforce
Nebraska
Senate
H. H. Arnold
U S May Use Ports of South America In Wartime Pact
Rio de Janeiro report shows the Pan American Conference declaring nonbelligerency by the United States and allies and offering special facilities to countries aiding defense. It endorses severance from the Axis, calls for a united American Staffs meeting, and supports suppressing Axis radio and telegraph propaganda. Paraguay and Bolivia sever relations with the Axis.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Swinner Welles
Central America
Caribbean
General Staffs
Americas
Ocean
Roosevelt
Churchill
Paraguay
Bolivia
Rural Fire Association Asked to Pay for Two Adrian Firemen
The Lenawee County Rural Fire Protective Association is asked to contribute 3000 dollars annually to Adrian to fund salaries for two added firemen. The city cites manpower shortages after three rural firefighters man the rural truck. A long standing agreement covers city firefighters, truck space, and partial wages.
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Lenawee County Rural Fire Protective Association
Adrian
Louis F. Germond
Navy Convoy Tactics Praised for Safe Atlantic Run
Washington reports that U S Navy outwitted German U boats during the first trans Atlantic troop convoy to Northern Ireland. Officials offered limited comment while noting the voyage occurred amid heavy submarine activity with no loss of life.
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Washington
United States Navy
Northern Ireland
High Seas
Atlantic
Detroit Quietly Prepares After German Bombing Fear
A Detroit air raid wardens meeting heard Samuel S. Gorman a London veteran warn it is probable the Germans could bomb Detroit. He said an aircraft carrier could reach ranges in days if the North Sea is relaxed and urged vigilance for incendiaries. He advised households to keep a bucket of dry sand and a shovel for quick defense.
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Detroit
Samuel S. Golwian
London
Fire Party
Marine Service
Gorman
North Sea
Pittsburgh
Our Greatest Weakness Exposed By Walter Lippmann
A partial excerpt from a 1941 debate notes the Roberts Commission findings on Pearl Harbor. It cites delays in warnings to Admiral Kimmel and Gen. Short, suggesting a broader failure in expectations and planning. The piece argues responsibility falls beyond the two officers and highlights systemic issues in diplomatic and military circles.
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Husband E. Kimmel
Roberts Commission
Pearl Harbor
Tol
Japan
Far East
War and Navy Deepartments
Walter .C. Short
Roberts
Navy Department
Washington
Admiral Kimmel
Gen. Short
Lippman
Churchill seeks confidence vote amid war fortunes review
Prime Minister Churchill asked the House of Commons for a vote of confidence in his government after reviewing Allied war fortunes. He warned of more bad news from the Far East and said criticism of affairs at home and abroad must be clarified as the war outlook grows grimmer.
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London
United States
Churchill
House of Commons
House
Far East
Church‘Al
Tires Stolen in County Farm Theft Increase Reported
Sheriff’s officers reported 11 more automobile tires and three wheels stolen yesterday, adding to four tires taken last week from W. W. Kennedy's Morenci area farm. Eight tires were lifted from two Bred Peebles wagons rented to Michael Bonte for corn work near Weston. Ford and Kennedy farms are near each other. four Kennedy tires and eight Ford tires may have been taken the same night. Separate reports note a tire and wheel stolen from George Giles in Clayton on January 9 and two tires and wheels stolen from William J. Steger’s pickup near Hudson on January 10.
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W. W. Kennedy
Morenci
Bred Peebles
Lyons
Peebles
Michael Bonte
Weston
Lewis Ford
Ford Farm
Kennedy Farm
George Qles
Clayton
William J. Steger
L Huds
Japanese Admit Four Transports Lost in Battle
Imperial headquarters announced four Japanese transports were lost in a battle during landing operations at Balik Papat, Borneo, last Friday. Japanese warships fought destroyers submarines and aircraft, sinking one enemy submarine. Fifty British planes were shot down in raids on Japanese transports off Endau and over Rangoon, with several types listed among downed aircraft.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Balik Papat
Borneo
Endau
Malaya
Rengoon
Burma
Tengah
Singapore
U. S
Axis U Boat Posed as Lightship Lured Vessel to Sinking
Norfolk reports detail an Axis submarine disguising as a lightship to lure the 8,016 ton Venore ore carrier toward danger off the Carolina coast. Twenty two feared dead with 21 survivors rescued after a torpedo and shellfire sank the converted tanker. Survivors Allen Harte and Hubert Clarke described the ruse and near-miss moments before the ship went down.
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Norfolk
Carolina
Allen Harte
Baltimore
Crow’s Nest
Harte
Hubert Clarke
Boston
Mass
Clarke
Japanese Landings Press Malaya Front Near Endau
Japanese forces report another landing near Endau on Malaya's east coast 85 miles above Singapore. British bulletin says heavy bombardment by British aircraft hit a Japanese cruiser and multiple transports, with bombs near a cruiser and a transport. Senggarang area fights continue as British and Indian troops oppose the advance.
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Singapore
Endau
Malaya
Mersing
Senggarang
Batu Pahat
Straits of Macassar Battle Claims Big Japanese Losses
A heavy Japanese war vessel believed sunk joins 11 ships confirmed sunk and 17 more damaged as Allied forces press the Macassar Strait campaign. U S and Dutch attackers report slowing the enemy fleet and disabling a carrier via submarine torpedo, with weather and long 4 day voyage hindering convoy progress.
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Batavia
Nea
Straits of Macassar
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Macassar Strait
Navy Department
United Nations
Macassar Sea
South Pacific
U. S
Pacific
Bulkeley's Torpedo Sinks Another
In a bold action near Subic Bay on January 27 the motor torpedo boats under Lieut John D Bulkeley and Ensign George Cox struck at Japanese shipping. Cox's boat sank a 3,000 ton vessel despite heavy shore battery fire. Bulkeley led the raid and penetrated defences to reach the objective.
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Washington
John D. Bulkely
Philippine
U. S
George Cox
Watertown
N. Y
Subic Bay
Navy
Ensign Cox
John D. Bulkeley
Long Island City
Japanese Ship Attack and Navy Silence In War Note
The report notes uncertainty over whether Bulkeley rode Coxs boat after a Japanese ship torpedoing, with officials not naming the boat commander. It also mentions Lieut John D Bulkeley commended for completing his mission, and outlines Cox a former University of Rochester and Earlham College student who earned the Croix de Guerre with French aid volunteers before joining the reserve in 1940 and being commissioned after Northwestern training.
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N.Y
University of Rochester
Earlham College
Cox
American Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Northwestern University
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Linehan
U.S
South America
Rio
Rural Association
Germond
Walter Lapfmann
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