Wardens Appointed in First Precinct for Air Raid Work
Adrian organizes its air raid defense with post area and station wardens appointed by city warden L. B. Kaney. The first precinct in the northeast is mapped into ten to fifteen house blocks with about 350 wardens citywide. Wardens must have phones and central locations. many were drafted from local addresses to ensure readiness.
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Adrian
L. B. Kaney
Mr. Kaney
City Defense Council
New Tax Program Under Discussion in Senate
Washington March 5 Senator George called the Senate Finance committee for informal discussion of a new tax program amid displeasure with Treasury recommendations for large increases in income levies. Taft said the plan drains 55 percent of earnings of firms with over 25 000 net income and questioned whether individuals could bear 3 200 000 000 in new taxes, suggesting Congress may soften raises and seek a sales tax to raise revenue.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
Ways, and Means
Taft
Ohio
Finance Committee
Congress
LAN TO INCREASE SERVICE PAY BACKED
Washington March 5 An effort to raise pay for the nations fighting forces won strong support from Senate Military Committee Chairman Reynolds who said he would reconvene the committee to act. The bill, approved by a subcommittee led by Senator Johnson, would create a uniform pay scale for enlisted men and all commissioned grades across the army navy marine corps coast guard and related services. New recruits would begin at $42 a month instead of $21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reynolds
D.-N.c
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Johnson
D.cole
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast,l Guard
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Land Public Health Service
Navy takes over two shipyards in San Diego
In San Diego on March 5 a wage dispute affecting 12 AFL caulkers at Marine Construction and Campbell Machine prompted the navy to assume construction work on mine sweepers and patrol craft. Naval officials said civilian caulkers did not return, and the navy now handles waterproofing and caulking of wooden vessels, with details limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Navy
AFL
Marine Construction Company
Campbell Machine Company
Ith Naval District
British line on Sittang cracked as Japanese push toward Rangoon
Japanese invasion forces crossed the Sittang River and moved toward the west coast of Martaban, severing the last natural barrier to Rangoon. Communiqué says Japanese outflanked British near the river mouth and may aim to cut the Rangoon railway and Burma Road lines, threatening Rangoon and southern Burma.
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Associated ‘Press
Mandalay
Burma
Sittang
Martahan
Rangoon
Wan
London
Lower Sittang
Pegu
Waw
Tharrawaddy
Prome
Irrawaddy
Southemm Burma
1,600 Cartons Distributed To Collect City Waste Paper
More than 1,600 cartons have been distributed in Adrian over two days as part of a city wide waste paper campaign. Residents are urged to save wrappings, cardboard, scrap paper, and newspapers, with pickups by truck when cartons are full.
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Adrian
National Defense
Simplex Paper Corporation
City Salvage Committee
British Army Shakeup Ordered
London March 5 The army council orders a rigid investigation of qualifications for all officers aged 45 or older up to lieutenant colonel in a purge seen as boosting efficiency. Sources say a similar move is planned by the air ministry as both services push younger, proven leaders higher.
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London
Dead Wood
Army Council
James Grigg
Air Ministry
Army
RAF
Java Faces Two-Week Life Window, Major Attack Feared
Sydney dispatch reports a Daily Telegraph correspondent predicting Java would face a near two week window before possible fall while Dutch officials dispute the assessment. He notes potential Japanese attacks on Australia’s east coast from Rabaul, and cites Malayan campaign failures blamed on red tape, blunders, airpower shortage, and a native fifth column.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydney, Daily Telegraph
Malaya
Batavia
Java
J. el Hoogstraten
Dutch East Indies
Bangor
Tas
Tom Fairhill
Queensland
Rabaul
Fairhill
Second Troop Unit Authorized Here in Adrian
Col John Benner announces a new Michigan State Troops company will be organized in Adrian doubling local strength to 160 with Cap tain Guy Punches in command and First Lieutenant Robert L Kiest and Second Lieutenant Elwood Miller appointed. Recruiting starts now with enlistments at the armory Sunday 10 to 2. Regular drill Monday 8 to 9 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Benner
Adrian
E. M. Rosecrans
Michigan
Benner
Guy Punches
Michigan National Guards
Robert L. Kiest
Elwood Miller
Michigan State Troops
K. Eldredge
Punches
Harold Hough
Joseph Butler
Russians drive toward Smolensk in major offensive
Russian forces broke a Nazi defense zone near Smolensk inflicting heavy losses on the 17th German division. Two regimental HQs were reportedly smashed with prisoners taken. Staraya Russa area battles force encirclement of the 16th Army, which has suffered mounting casualties as the drive continues.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Staraya Russa
Lake Simen
Smolensk
Stockholm
London News Chronicle
Red Army
Russia
Dodogobuzh
Beet Growers Paid 1941 Crop Dividend
Special to The Telegram from Blissfield reports 75 cents per ton will be paid April 15 to beet growers in Lenawee Monroe Fulton and Lucas counties totaling 78314.83 dollars. A December 6 per ton initial payment and a final October distribution complete the marketing costs and profits. Edward Grew notes AAA payments of 1.74 per ton will boost the 1941 crop value to 8.49 per ton. The 1941 crop totaled 104413 tons, with cumulative payments reaching 886423.85 dollars by April 25.
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Blissfield
Lenawee
Monroe
Fulton
Lucas County
Great Lakes Sugar Company
Edward Grew
Bombs Drop On Honolulu In Hawaii Islands Raid
Three bombs fell on the outskirts of Honolulu early yesterday, the first since the December 7 attack. Army officials reported no casualties or major damage beyond broken windows. Craters 25 to 40 feet wide marred forested terrain near Roosevelt High School as searchlights scanned the sky and the suspected enemy plane fled toward Diamond Head.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Roosevelt High School
Navy
Harrison R. Cooke
Diamond End
Senate Finance Panel backs immediate 1.5B excise tax plan
Washington reports show the Senate Finance Committee urged immediate enactment of a 1.5 billion dollar excise tax separate from the current revenue bill. It instructed Chairman George to confer with House Ways and Means Chair Doughton on the matter. Britain extends national service to men 41 to 45 and to girls as young as 16 for training. Secretary Stimson says air reinforcements were sent to Java this week. A political source says Sir Stafford Cripps could replace Churchill as prime minister within three months.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
Doughton
D-No
House
Wey: and Means
London
Britain
Stimson
Java
Stafford Crippa
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Moi
Dutch Move To Strip Java Of Assets As Japan Advances
Dutch exile government approves transferring offices and foreign assets from the East Indies to the West Indies to deny Japan resources. Java battles intensify as Japanese forces push within 10 miles of Batavia and seize airfields, ports, and key rail junctions across western and eastern Java.
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Batavia
Associated Press
London
Java
East Indies
Netherlands Govvernment
Dutch West Indies
United States
Caribbean
West Indies
Pacific
Dutch East Indies
Netherlands
Aneta News
Bandoeng
N.E.L
Soerabaja
United Nations
Kajidjati
Krawang
Poerwakarta
Tangerang
Soerakarta
Solo
Rembang
Bodjanegara
Soerdbaja
North Shore
Japanese Island Raid Reported by Tokyo
Imperial headquarters announced 30 enemy planes attacked Mina mita Shima, killing eight and starting a fire. Japanese fighters shot down seven raiders and drove the rest off. Tokyo also reported its first wartime air alert as planes off the east coast were later identified as Japanese. Domei noted residents behaved calmly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Minamitori Shima
Moniqué
Japan
Domei
Dummy Soldiers Help British To Capture Italians
A British officer returning from Libya said 50 artillerymen captured 5,24 Italians in the North African theatre with 21 dummy soldiers armed with wooden guns. The dummies drew Italian fire while the artillerymen advanced, causing the Italians to retreat 10 miles and surrender when pursued.
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London
Libya
Satere
P. G. Birkin
Planes meet no aerial opposition in surprise Subic Bay raid
The War Department reported in communiqué No 135 that MacArthur's forces faced no aerial opposition in the Philippines front. Japanese losses included three large vessels and 29 transports loaded with troops, with most killed by drowning or ammunition explosions. Prisoner stats show average weight 125.3 pounds, average age 239 years, with 65 percent infantry and 70 percent with grammar school education. Farmers 30 percent, mechanics 25, clerks 20.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gane al Douglag
MacArthur
War Department
Subic Bay
Bataan Peninsula
Philippines
S. Philippine Theater
Explosion at Iowa ordnance plant kills workers in blast
At the Iowa ordnance plant an earth shaking explosion demolished a TNT melt unit. The blast killed at least 16 workmen and injured 42 others. The incident followed a similar explosion at a Philadelphia munitions factory earlier this year.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Iowa
Philadelphia
Lacre
J. H. Eagerly
Curtis Publishing
Post
Canberra
Australia
Warj
Ion Port Moresby
New Guinea
Navy Experts Say U S Ships Dominate Japanese Forces
Naval analysts report three months of Pacific combat show American ships and crews qualitatively superior to Japan’s. Key engagements include the battle of the Java Sea area, the Marshall and Gilbert island raid, and missions sinking or disabling 55 Japanese ships, with significant losses to Japan and a shift in how quickly Japanese numerical superiority must be matched.
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Washington
Xperts
U.S
Japan
Pacific
Navy High Command
China Sea
Pearl Harbor
Facassar Strait
Marshall
Gilbert Isand
Atuza
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Kaney
AEF
North
Ireland
Northern
New York
Belengured
Hawaiian Island
THE
Little Air Force
Port Moresby
U. S. Navy
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