Jacob Jones Destroyer Sunk by Submarine Off Cape May
The Navy reports the destroyer Jacob Jones was sunk by an enemy submarine off Cape May New Jersey before dawn February 28. Eleven crewmen survived, nine from the engine room and two apprentice seamen, with the commanding officer Lt. Commander D. Black among the missing. The loss marks the ninth U.S. naval ship sunk in the war, following Alexander Hamilton Truxton Reuben James and others. The Jacob Jones, a World War I era four stack destroyer launched in 1918, carried four inch guns and 12 torpedo tubes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Jacob Jones
Cape May
N. J
D. Black
Oradell
Jacob Bones
Reuben James
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Natchez
Coast Guard
Alexander Hamilton
Iceland
Trux' Tun
Pollux
Newfoundland
Truxton
Brest
Queenstown
Ireland
Brazil United States sign three war material pacts
Brazil and the United States sign three agreements to boost Brazilian war production and strengthen defense against Axis threats. The accords cover creation of an Amazon development company to boost rubber and other products, renewed aid to Brazil to bolster land forces, and earmarking 14 million to finish the Victoria Minas Railroad tapping major iron ore.
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Washington
Brazil
United States
Amazon Basin
Victoria-Minas
Red Army Masses For New Attack
Russian forces mass along the front for a renewed drive. German spokesmen claim a vast buildup and new assaults in the Donets Basin and Crimea. Berlin and Stockholm correspondents warn of a spring offensive likely to begin soon with large tank and artillery deployments.
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Associated Press
Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Zurich
Die Tat
Ussr
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Russia
Britain
United States
Donets
Crimea
Desperate Burma Pressure Reported By Dispatch
A dispatch from Washington notes intensified Allied pressure in Burma with Japanese setbacks described as stubborn resistance. The report also mentions Allied and Soviet front movements, German air activity, and tensions in the Indies theater as the war effort concentrates on disrupting Soviet communications.
Japanese Offensive in Burma Checked Near Sittang River
British motorized patrols trapped and annihilated Japanese infantry attempting to cut the Rangoon Mandalay trunk line. Japanese reinforcements moved east by elephant convoys while air raids waned after heavy losses. Chinese forces in the Shan states could divert troops if needed as time runs before monsoon season. Dry belt forces Brooklyn navy yard to curb late-night drinking.
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Pegu
Bunman
Rangoon
Mandalay
Sittang
Pee
Pyinmana
Pyinmane
Burma
Irrawaddy
Wavell’s Command Shift Ties to Burma Drive
The joint army navy statement explains the relocation of Sir Archibald Wavell from Indies to India as a tactical move within planned coordination. It notes the transfer follows the Malaya loss and Japanese entry into Sumatra, with Dutch now commanding land sea and air forces in the Netherlands East Indies.
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Pacific
Sir Archibald Wavell
Indies
India
Burma
Army
Navy
Java
Wavell
Malaya
Sumatra
Netherlands East Indies
Airliner Skids Across Street No Injuries Reported
Detroit March 3 A Pennsylvan ia Central Airliner skidded from the city airport through a wire fence into a busy street and a field. No one was hurt. Three passengers continued to Detroit on another flight while eleven remained. Passenger David T. Sicklesteel of Grosse Pointe Farms described a slick landing. Captain Ralph Read kept the craft under control, swerving to avoid a restaurant, a gas station and cars.
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Detroit
Pennsylvania Central
City
Washington
David T. Sicklesteel
Grosse] Pointe~Farms
Ralph Read
March Sth Auction Notices by Linehan Auctioneers
Readable fragments note auctions by Linehan and Linehan at multiple rural locations. One ad mentions a March 7 auction two miles south of Recuta Center and a mile east, another two miles north of Deerfield. Details are incomplete.
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Adrian Grange
Linehan
Marinet
Deerfield
Han
Ser i
Ee Center
Linehan Nan
Australians Mobilize for Wide War Mobilization Measures
Thousands face compulsory labor service under army pay as Australia outlines wartime edicts to deter invasion. Rationing, blackout, civil evacuations, and merged military forces reshape civilian life with holidays cut to Good Friday and Easter. Major General Gordon Bennett urges modern, coordinated forces to blunt aerial and land threats.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Australia
Commonwealth
Pacific
Gordon Bennett
Singapore
Commonwealth Council
Malaya
Al- 80
Volunteer Army
House Damaged by Fire Near Clayton
A large frame house one half mile north of Clayton was extensively damaged by fire at 2 40 yesterday afternoon. The Herbert Six family lived there and John Burt owned the property. The stove pipe between floors started the blaze and it spread to the attic and roof. Clayton and Adrian fire departments fought the fire for over two hours. The Adrian rural truck assisted with three 35 gallon tanks of chemical and water from its tank. Damage amount not yet estimated but insured by BNE.
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Clayton
Herbert Six
John Burt
Adrian
Insur Bne
Britain’s food stocks rise 30 percent by end of 1941
London reports that Britain's essential food stocks at end of 1941 were 30 percent higher than at end of 1940, with rationing extended to some items now sold without tests. The spokesman credits large US aid and increased home production, noting substantial lease lend imports and that price controls cover 60 commodities.
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London
Britain
United States
U S Co operates in defense of French Pacific Isles
The United States will aid in defending strategic French Pacific territories along the route to New Zealand and Australia, recognizing the Free French regime's control while maintaining relations with the Vichy government. Tahiti and New Caledonia are cited, with no extension to St Pierre and Miquelon.
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London
United States
New Zealand
Australia
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
United Nations
Washin
Vichy
Tahiti
Oceania
New Caledonia
Noumea
Sumner Welles
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Newfoundland
Pacific
Wavell Relieved of Command in Pacific Conflict
In a dispatch from Java, General Sir Archibald P. Wavell is relieved of command of United Nations forces in the southwest Pacific and ordered to oversee India's defenses as part of Britain’s move toward Dominion status. Dutch East Indies forces take over Pacific defense while Java faces intense Japanese airattacks that killed or wounded 102 at Bandoeng amid heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Washington
Java
Indies
United Nations
Associated Press
Archibald P. Wavell
Southwest Pacific
India
London
Netherlands East Indies
Bandoeng
N. E
Indies High Command
Amexican
Aneta” News
Enemyshells hit Mona Island near Puerto Rico
Mona Island, part of Puerto Rico, was shelled last night by an enemy ship. The attack, the first on U S territory on the Atlantic side since the war began, caused no damage or casualties. A National Youth Administration camp is located on the island, about fifty miles west of Mayaguez.
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Associated Press
San Juan
Porto Rico
Mona Island
Rexford Guy Tugwell
United States
Atlantic
Dominican Republic
National Youth Administration
Mayaguez
Remberto Cassaba
Island
Reports All Quiet On Bataan Front In War Telegram
Communique No 132 cites little action at General MacArthur's Bataan position while Japan pushes to extend occupation in the southern Philippines. Japanese forces land at Zamboanga and Mindanao ports, shell Cebu Argao Misos Tolong Duimaguete and Maribong, with a cruiser and destroyers in the raids. No other fronts report activity.
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Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Com Tauniqué
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Isands
Philippines
Cebu Cry
Argao
Cebu
Misos
Tolong
Duimaguete
Marcia Bong
Negers
Bugo
Nelson urges 25 percent boost in 1942 wartime production
War production chief Donald M. Nelson urged American industry and workers to increase output by at least 25 percent using existing machinery to meet expanded goals for planes guns tanks and ships. He called for a nationwide drive with daily production scoreboards and individual recognition, arguing the effort aligns with the President and fights for freedom against Germany and Japan.
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Donald M. Nelson
Trojans
Hg Raeoborts
Armed Services
Nelson
Thendustrial Front
Germany
Japan
Lody Nelson
Navy
Army
Eachié
Farmers Advised To Dry Their Beans
LANSING March 3 Leo V Card state agricultural commissioner today advised Michigan farmers against further delay in drying the bean crop. He said the federal government will buy all Michigan beans not taken by other buyers and pay the seaboard price of 5 dollars per hundredweight. Diners must operate at full capacity to handle the remaining 2 000 000 bags of the Michigan bean crop if spoilage is to be averted in the danger period between now and May 15.
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Lansing
Leo V., Card
State Agricultural Commiss
Michigan
Card
Seaboard
Dutch East Indies government moved inland to Bandung
London dispatch reports the Netherlands East Indies government has shifted from Batavia to Bandung to join military headquarters. Dr. Peekema warned Java cannot hold out without air reinforcements as fighters brace for a difficult defense against Japanese invasion. He noted air power as essential and cautioned against arming natives for mass resistance. A British commentator said Sir Archibald Wavell’s forces remain in Java under Maj. Gen. Sitwell, and the Dutch intend to keep attacking via air landings to counter the Japanese strategy of splitting the island.
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London
Netherlands East Indies
Batavia
Bandoeng
W. G. Peekema
Netherlands Ministry of Colonies
Java
Netherlands
Peekema
China
Archibald P. Wavell
India
H. G. Sitwell
Britain
Morgenthau Seeks Doubling Personal Income Tax for War
Secretary Morgenthau presented a $10 million war tax plan to Congress with the aim to fund WWII. He called the taxes severe and applicable in every home, including a steep hike in individual income rates and higher corporate, excise, estate, and social security taxes to reach $27.3 billion in the next fiscal year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Morgenthau
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Pengle
Proram
Roosevelt
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