German City Takes Su0 Tons of Bombs
London reports RAF bombers resumed raids on German submarine bases after the Berlin raid. St Nazaire base blast caused new damage to U boat shelters with two bombers missing. German bombers retaliated over the south coast and a school clinic was struck. Rescue workers search wreckage.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
St. Nazaire
Rouen
France
Nonwich
England
Britain
High Command
Stinsiniqué
Alliee
RAF
United States Army Air Force
County Road Control Bill 10 vetoed by Kelly
Lansing March 294 Speaker Howard Nugent said the legislature will likely not override Governor Kellys veto of the highway maintenance bill. The measure would shift state trunk line upkeep to county road commissions, creating up to 1200 state funded jobs but under local control. Kelly called it a backward step, noting the office of state highway commissioner remains at stake in the April 5 election. Auction notices and market page ads follow.
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Lansing
Howard Nugent
Hose
Senate
Kelly
Nugent
Rationing Of Meat Butter And Allied Products Starts
Washington March 29 wartime belt tightening began as meat butter and allied products entered rationing. Red A stamps in No 2 book set 16 points per person for meat and fats while processed fruits and vegetables shift to blue stamps. new chart and expirations affect housewives planning.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jae
Ambulance Attendant Falls From Moving Vehicle After Crash
Accident near Adrian involves William Porter and Cecil Coppins cars. Franklin Lennox of Everiss Funeral Home, helping Porter, falls from ambulance door at 35 mph, injuring face and hands. Porter, uninjured seriously, shares stretcher. McMahon and Hoover treated or uninjured. Sheriff's investigation begun.
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Franklin Lennox
Everiss Funeral Home
William K. Porter
Bixby Hospital
Adrian
Lennox
Mr. Porter
Mr. Downer
Porter
Coppins
Vern Hoover
Grace Street
Meat returns to Adrian shops after weekend sellout
Meat reappeared in Adrian stores after a weekend of shortages as most shops sold out Thursday through Saturday. New deliveries from packing houses and private slaughterhouses were expected, aided by a lifted freeze on canned meats, with ration points still limiting poultry and fresh fish.
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Adrian
Dare
Mother Hubbard
Wakefield
Lyons
Seward
Farm youth admits Armstrong holdup amid wartime ration chaos
An 18 year old farm laborer, Paul White, confessed to robbing Mrs. E. T. Armstrong and stealing two cars after a weekend spree linked to ration shortages. The case ties to OPA orders on slaughterers permits and broader rationing impacts as meat and produce prices rise across Blissfield, Rome Center, Lyons, and surrounding towns.
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Blissfield
Adnan
Lyons
E. T. Armstrong
Paul White
Rome Center
West Maumee Street
LeRoy Wakefield
Tecumseh
Route 1
Mr. Wakefield
cityDolice
Lester Elija
Restain Urataurant
Merchants Today
OPA
Ottawa Lake
Armstrong
Louis F. Germond
White
Adrian
Fire alarms flood Adrien engine house weekend record
Seven fire alarms over Saturday Sunday and today saturate Adrien with grass fires causing widespread damage. A Budlong Street chicken house suffered major damage from a stove blaze. George Greiner home on East Buller Street damaged by blowtorch fire. An outdoor toilet at Ostrander residence burned by children. Fire crews used chemical tanks to control blazes.
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Adrien
Budlong Street
Riversi Avenue
Howard Darm
George Greiner
East Buller Street
Ostrander
Sunnyside
Jap Planes Shot Down At Ora Bay New Guinea
Allied headquarters in Australia reported March 29 that 25 Japanese medium and 15 dive bombers attacked Ora Bay near Buna. Allied pilots destroyed 13 to 25 enemy aircraft with 22 more probably down, while Allied air losses were light. Japanese vessels were damaged or sunk and Allied fighters claimed multiple Zeros and dive bombers shot down.
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Associated Press
Australia
Ora Bay
New Guinea
MacaArthurs
Papuan
Buna
Oro Bay
MacArthur
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Dobo
Aroe Islands
Madang
Finschhafer
Army Air Forces Reorganize To Speed Action
Washington reports a major reorganization cuts headquarters from 25 to 13 and staff from 19 to 6 to streamline command under Gen. Henry H. Arnold. Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer named chief of air staff with three deputies and six assistant chiefs of staff as field commanders gain directive but not method control.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Henry H. Arnold
George E. Stratemeyer
Stratemeyer
Laverne Saunders
South Pacific
T. J. Hanley
William E. Hall
Senate
Rum tax plan sparks GOP hesitation in final debate
March 29 report from Washington says Rep Knutson and others foresee a right down the line GOP stand on the rum taxes while Democrats consider a Forand Robertson substitute. House debate on cancelling 1942 tax liability continues with possible compromise after Dies urged a fair abatement and Roosevelt veto warnings.
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Washington
Rep
Knutson
Rminn
House
Hts
Keisen
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Forand
Dy RL
Forand
Robertson
D.- Va
Red Cross War Fund Nears $28,000 Mark
Weekend returns in the Red Cross War Fund drive failed to push county totals far, officials said. A few hundred dollars from scattered sources lifted the sum toward the $25,000 mark, with details continued on Page 7.
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RED Cross War Fund
Red Cross
Surface Battle Off Aleutians Signals First since Kiska
American patrol ships repelled a Japanese force headed for the Aleutians in the first surface clash since Kiska’s base was established. The enemy vessel group, including two heavy cruisers and four destroyers, moved westward after a five to seven mile engagement west of Attu.
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Washington
Aleutians
Kiska
Navy
Attu
Pacific
U. S
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Vila
Ugalj
Rendoval Island
New Georgia
Canton Island
Phoenix Island
Guadalcanal
Russians Repel German Attacks Along Donets River
In harsh mud the Red Army repelled two German advances and seized four villages near the upper Donets as part of a slow push toward Smolensk. Midday report showed no major front changes, with only local engagements and small forces involved.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Donets
Smolensk
Noted Pianist Rachmaninoff Dies in California
Beverly Hills March 25 Sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff a 69 year old noted pianist and composer died of pneumonia pleurisy and complications. He became an American citizen February 1 and had concerts in San Francisco and San Diego canceled. Requiem Mass was held at Los Angeles Russian Orthodox Church with funeral Mass to follow.
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Calif
Sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff
Los Angeles
Rachmaninoff
Paderewski
San Francisco
San Diego
Rachmaniinoff
Sugar Beet Growers Meet Wednesday in Blissfield
Officers of the Blissfield Beet Growers Association will be elected at their annual meeting in Blissfield High School auditorium on Wednesday afternoon. The business session starts at 1 o'clock Eastern War Time, followed by talks from Howard C. Rather of Michigan State College, R. W. Bell MSC, and M. J. Buseblen of the Farmers and Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association, with a U S Employment Service representative expected to discuss the job market.
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Trie Grant Slissfield
Blissfield Beat Growers Association
Blissfield High School
Howard C. Rather
Michigan State College
R. W. Bell
MSC
M. J. Buseblen
Farmers & Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association
U. S. Employment Service
Mareth Line Falls as Rommel Withdraws to Gabes
Allied thrust across Mareth breaks the line on a 25 mile front as Rommel’s forces retreat toward Gabes. Montgomery’s Eighth Army reports Mareth, Matmata and Toujane captured with scattered pockets left, while US troops push east of El Guetar toward the Gabes escape corridor.
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United States
Tunisia
Fondowk
North
Afghea
Montgomery
el Hamma
Gabet
Mayeth
Associated Press
North Africa
Rommel
Eighth Army
Gabes
Mareth
Matmata
Toujane
el Hamuna
el Guetar
Maknassy
Fondouk
Djebel Abiod
Bizertet
el -Alamein
Wartime Washington Briefs Hear Bombers And Admin Change
American bombers hit Japanese air forces at Buin and Kahili, then returned to base. Chester C. Davis becomes War Time administrator and meets Roosevelt after talks with Wickard. House Republican steering aims to rally behind the Rum tax plan as pay as you go tax proposals move toward a vote.
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Buin
Kahili
Navy
House
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
Ngs
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Zarat
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