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Newspaper
Adrian Daily Telegram
Location
Adrian, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1943
Page
1
Merchants display posters urging the public to shop early as point rationing begins. Stores set up rationed sections with coupon stickers and clear signage while volunteers explain the system and emphasize fresh produce remains unrationed. Early hours are quieter, helping shoppers learn the new rules and easing the week’s initial rush.
Seventeen trained explainers from the civilian defense group will assist local shoppers in Adrian stores as the new rationing program starts today. Merchants seeking help should contact the Adrian civilian defense office by mail or phone, stating needed hours, and explainers will be sent only to stores requesting aid. Meanwhile in Pueblo, about 50 patients and ten sisters at St Marys Hospital were treated for suspected food poisoning tied to ration book No 2, with Gandhi continuing his fast and observing a day of silence.
Roscoe Powers 40 of Morenci died yesterday at 2 20 pm at Toledo Hospital from injuries suffered in an accident February 23 east of Caragher Ohio. His truck driven by Powers collided with a parked truck from Dearborn Michigan. He leaves wife Erna and parents Davis and the late wife. Services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Stockwell Funeral Home Morenci with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Morenci.
The Secre tary of State branch office remains crowded with automobile license buyers as the 1942 plate deadline passes. Sheriff Bringman and officials announce a brief grace period through today and Tuesday, with arrests possible from midnight Tuesday. City police grant a nocturnal grace, while state police indicate liability exists but enforcement waits until after midnight. Deputy secretary Mrs. Budd Goodwin foresees a final rush waning today as workers finish record clearance.
War ration book No 2 registration in Lenawee County totals 50 459 with new adds Blissfield 3158 Jasper 1735 Riga Joe Macon 382 Palmyra 1. The sugar rationing program issued about 52 000 books and about 1500 persons are expected to apply directly at the rationing office.
CASSIDY reports from VENICY NEW YORK that Stalin has risen to Supreme Commander in Chief after Stalingrad victory. He plans the future offensive, directing military and state affairs, with marshals and politburo members as the inner circle. The piece notes public use of the title on January 25 and confirms his leading role.
Washington March 19 B A. Stettinius Jr told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that lend lease in reverse has reduced U S cash needs to under 25 000 monthly in Great Britain to support the army there. He said allied contributions were an inspiring chapter and cited high war costs in prior conflicts. He urged a one year extension of the lend-lease law.
In Bear Creek Montana 69 miners remain trapped after a Saturday explosion at the Smith coal mine. At least five dead, seven bodies recovered or recoverable while rescue crews push air into two miles of tunnels battling gas. Governor Ford arrived offering state aid as families wait amid a still unstable, hazardous mine interior.
Allied and Axis forces clash in North Africa as Axis attacks press toward Beja, three miles beyond Sid Nsir, despite heavy losses from Allied ground and air power. RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes provide strong support while bombers raid Cagliari, with ships struck and Beja thrust hammered before counterattacks.
Allied air forces bombed the submarine base at St Nazaire and targets across western Germany in a fourth straight night of heavy attacks. The St Nazaire base was described as aflame and smoke shrouded, with the RAF using two to four ton bombs. US bombers had also struck St Nazaire on February 16.
Navy communiqué reports a Japanese cargo ship exploded and sank after bombs struck during a heavy attack on Shortland Island in the northern Solomons. The raid also disclosed new aerial assaults on Kiska in the North Pacific with observed hits in the enemy camp.
The American Red Cross launches its March drive with a 125 million goal to supply every fighting man with needed comfort and aid. President Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Nimitz praise Red Cross mercy as the war effort expands, with Lenawee County aiming 30 thousand dollars and local volunteers mobilizing across merchants, workers, unions, and students.
Desperate German assaults in Russia slow Red Army progress as Allied air and sea power mobilize for a potential counteroffensive. MacArthur reports growing Japanese concentrations across island perimeter threatening Australia, with air raids on Koepang Timor and warnings of a possible attack or defense buildup.
About 20 000 AFL machinists in Seattle began a round the clock protest at Boeing to press for starting pay matching shipyard wages as War Labor Board weighs the case. San Diego plans a 24 hour meeting as well. Current wages start around 62 1 2 cents with top rates near 93 cents.
NEW DELHI on March 1 an official summary revealed that 15 American pilots joined in the February raid on an Allied air base in northeast India where 23 enemy aircraft were shot down or believed destroyed. Among the aces named is Capt Earl J Livesay from Sand Creek Michigan a fighter pilot in the U S Army Air Force since 1940. His wife works at the Walper Gift Shop.
The War Department released the names of 761 U S soldiers killed in action with 121 next of kin in Michigan. Of Michigan casualties 108 died in the southwest Pacific, eight in Africa, two in Europe and two in the South Pacific. Tech Sergeant Gerald M. Davis of Cement City and Corporal Clifford Wheeler of Britton are named among Michigan dead. Relatives were notified of the deaths in Lenawee County.
Washington March 1 The Pacific Fleet is ready to drive toward Japan's industrial heart as Admiral Nimtz warns the campaign will shift to destroying ships and industrial centers. He praises the Red Cross, notes recent Allied successes in the Central Solomons, and reports dive bomber strikes on a transport near Vella Lavella and an air base raid with fires. Two American fighters were lost in the行动.
Professor C W Green of Adrian College will speak on This Nature World of Ours at the Lenawee County Pomona Grange gathering in Adrian Grange hall. The 10:30 a m business session led by James Marr, a 12:30 p m dinner, and an afternoon program include group singing, a reading by Mrs E H Knapp, a paper by Mrs Wayland Skeels, and selections by Adrian Grange’s women chorus. The fifth degree conferral is postponed to a later date. candidates will be obligated in that degree.
March 1 dispatch reports German claims of recapturing Kramatorsk and Lozovaya by storm while Russian midnight communiques deny these gains. Berlin broadcasts say high losses inflicted on the enemy as German forces press counterattacks near Kharkov. Russians report grinding advance west of Kharkov toward Poltava and the Dnieper, with intense battles near Kramatorsk and Lozovaya.
Italian high command reports about 200 killed and hundreds wounded in raids on Cagliari and Palermo with buildings hit. Allied losses include two freighters totaling 17 000 tons and two destroyers damaged off Algiers. Italian planes bombed ships at anchor in Algiers Harbor. Six Allied planes shot down by Axis fighters in Sardinia and Sicily. Local Tunisian engagements said to end in Axis favor. British forces positioned before the Mareth line.
Africa A forces push 18 miles beyond Kasserine into Feriana amid air strikes, while British and American forces press in northern Tunisia. Pacific Japs mass as Nimitz leads toward Japan’s industrial hubs. Wau and Salamaua in reach of Allied offensives. Europe RAF bombs St Nazaire amid 33 raids totaling 10,000 tons this February. Russia Red Army advances toward Dnieper as spring thaw slows Donets Basin fighting. In the Far East American planes strike Mangshih and Waingmaw wrecking depots.
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